how to pronounce betray

/bɪtˈɹɛɪ/

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betray is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of betray in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… hopefully it doesn't betray me like it …”

meaning of betray

To betray means to act in a way that breaks someone's trust in you, such as by making something harmful.

betray frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word betray occurs in english on average 2.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics betray can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that betray can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;