Past tense of betray
regular verb
The past tense of betray is betrayed. The past participle is also betrayed.
Forms of betray
| Base form (V1) | betray /bɪˈtɹeɪ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | betrayed /bɪˈtɹeɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | betrayed /bɪˈtɹeɪd/ |
| Present participle | betraying |
| Third person singular | betrays |
Betrayed in a sentence
- An officer betrayed the city.
- He betrayed his own sister to the secret police.
- She spoke with a strong accent that betrayed her southern roots.From the entry accent
- The mafia boss put a contract out on the man who betrayed him.From the entry contract
- The darkness of her skin betrayed her Mediterranean heritage.From the entry darkness
Meaning of betray
- verb To deliver into the hands of an enemy by treachery or fraud, in violation of trust; to give up treacherously or faithlessly.
- verb To prove faithless or treacherous to, as to a trust or one who trusts; to be false to; to deceive.
- verb To violate the confidence of, by disclosing a secret, or that which one is bound in honor not to make known.
Questions about the past tense of betray
- What is the past tense of betray?
- The past tense of betray is betrayed.
- What is the past participle of betray?
- The past participle of betray is betrayed.
- Is betray a regular or irregular verb?
- Betray is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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