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among
Preposition
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In or into. We say "between" 2 other things, but among 3 or more other things.
She was among her friends.
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With a share for each.
Divide the candy among yourselves.
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By all or with the whole.
the
Determiner
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Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist.
Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book."
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Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special.
Are you the John Smith that I went to school with?
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Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned
The poor are always with us.
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Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs.
You are the best.
betray
Verb
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To prove faithless or treacherous to another's trust; to be false to; to deceive; as, to betray a person or a cause.
We were betrayed when he defected to the enemy.
He betrayed the company when he sold its secrets to a competitor.