bewray
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be·wray
(bĭ-rā′)tr.v. be·wrayed, be·wray·ing, be·wrays Archaic
To disclose, divulge, or betray.
[Middle English biwreien : bi-, be- + wreien, to accuse (from Old English wrēgan).]
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bewray
(bɪˈreɪ)vb
(tr) an obsolete word for betray
[C13: from be- + Old English wrēgan to accuse; related to Gothic wrōhjan]
beˈwrayer n
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be•wray
(bɪˈreɪ)v.t. Archaic.
to reveal or expose.
[1250–1300; Middle English bewraien=be- be- + wraien, Old English wrēgen to accuse]
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bewray
Past participle: bewrayed
Gerund: bewraying
| Imperative |
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| bewray |
| bewray |
| Present |
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| I bewray |
| you bewray |
| he/she/it bewrays |
| we bewray |
| you bewray |
| they bewray |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I bewrayed |
| you bewrayed |
| he/she/it bewrayed |
| we bewrayed |
| you bewrayed |
| they bewrayed |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am bewraying |
| you are bewraying |
| he/she/it is bewraying |
| we are bewraying |
| you are bewraying |
| they are bewraying |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have bewrayed |
| you have bewrayed |
| he/she/it has bewrayed |
| we have bewrayed |
| you have bewrayed |
| they have bewrayed |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was bewraying |
| you were bewraying |
| he/she/it was bewraying |
| we were bewraying |
| you were bewraying |
| they were bewraying |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had bewrayed |
| you had bewrayed |
| he/she/it had bewrayed |
| we had bewrayed |
| you had bewrayed |
| they had bewrayed |
| Future |
|---|
| I will bewray |
| you will bewray |
| he/she/it will bewray |
| we will bewray |
| you will bewray |
| they will bewray |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have bewrayed |
| you will have bewrayed |
| he/she/it will have bewrayed |
| we will have bewrayed |
| you will have bewrayed |
| they will have bewrayed |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be bewraying |
| you will be bewraying |
| he/she/it will be bewraying |
| we will be bewraying |
| you will be bewraying |
| they will be bewraying |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been bewraying |
| you have been bewraying |
| he/she/it has been bewraying |
| we have been bewraying |
| you have been bewraying |
| they have been bewraying |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been bewraying |
| you will have been bewraying |
| he/she/it will have been bewraying |
| we will have been bewraying |
| you will have been bewraying |
| they will have been bewraying |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been bewraying |
| you had been bewraying |
| he/she/it had been bewraying |
| we had been bewraying |
| you had been bewraying |
| they had been bewraying |
| Conditional |
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| I would bewray |
| you would bewray |
| he/she/it would bewray |
| we would bewray |
| you would bewray |
| they would bewray |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have bewrayed |
| you would have bewrayed |
| he/she/it would have bewrayed |
| we would have bewrayed |
| you would have bewrayed |
| they would have bewrayed |
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Verb 1. [画像:bewray - reveal unintentionally]bewray - reveal unintentionally; "Her smile betrayed her true feelings"
disclose, let on, divulge, expose, give away, let out, reveal, unwrap, discover, bring out, break - make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her"; "unwrap the evidence in the murder case"
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