Information about the word betray (English → Esperanto: perfidi)

Synonym: go back on

Part of speechverb
Pronunciation/bɪˈtɹeɪ̯/, bəˈtreɪ̯/
Hyphenationbe·tray
Shavian alphabet𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑮𐑱, 𐑚𐑩𐑑𐑮𐑱
Deseret alphabet𐐺𐐮𐐻𐑉𐐩

Conjugation

Indicative mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) betray(I) betrayed
(thou) betrayest(thou) betrayedst
(he) betrays, betrayeth(he) betrayed
(we) betray(we) betrayed
(you) betray(you) betrayed
(they) betray(they) betrayed
Subjunctive mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) betray (I) betrayed
(thou) betray(thou) betrayed
(he) betray(he) betrayed
(we) betray(we) betrayed
(you) betray(you) betrayed
(they) betray(they) betrayed
Imperative mood
betray
Participles
Present participlePast participle
betrayingbetrayed

Usage samples

You came lest I betray you to Rognor.
Nothing else could have forced me to betray the friend of my master.
Donald Trump has betrayed the United States at least four times.

Translations

Afrikaansverraai
Catalantrair
Czechprozradit; zradit
Dutchverraden
Esperantoperfidi
Finnishpettää
Frenchtrahir
Germanverraten
Norwegianforråde
Papiamentotraishoná
Portugueseatraiçoar; trair
Saterland Frisianferräide; ferklikke
Spanishtraicionar
Sranantori
Swedishförråda
West Frisianferriede