betray
verb (used with object)
to deliver or expose to an enemy by treachery or disloyalty.
have betrayed
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present perfectof betray.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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A stunned Emma wonders who could have betrayed her so intimately, and why.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
Stocks have betrayed little concern, with the prospect of more rate cuts buoying sectors that could benefit most, including banks and industrial companies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 29, 2025
Then only 19, she racked her brain - could a friend have betrayed her?
From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2025
Czechs and Slovaks will rally in both countries Monday, the anniversary of the 1989 Velvet Revolution that toppled communism in former Czechoslovakia, to denounce the leaders they say have betrayed its legacy.
From Barron's ● Nov. 17, 2025
I should have liked him to have betrayed emotion, or to have said, “It does you credit, Pip,” or something of that sort.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
