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- DictionaryCon/kän/
verb
- 1. persuade (someone) to do or believe something, typically by use of a deception: "I conned him into giving me your home number"
noun
- 1. an instance of deceiving or tricking someone: "a con artist"
If someone cons you, they persuade you to do something or believe something by telling you things that are not true. [informal] He claimed that the business director had conned him of $10,000. White conned his way into a job as a warehouseman with Dutch airline, KLM.
the advantages and disadvantages of something. Definition of con noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Con definition: against a proposition, opinion, etc.. See examples of CON used in a sentence.
CON definition: 1. to trick someone, especially in order to take money from them: 2. a trick to get someone's…. Learn more.
Definition of con verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
adj. Informal Terms involving dishonesty and trickery; deceitful: swindled by a con artist. v. Informal Terms to swindle; trick: [ ~ + object + out of + object] The crooks conned her out of her life savings. [ ~ + object] She was conned quite smoothly.
con meaning, definition, what is con: to get money from someone by deceiving t...: Learn more.
Con definition, against a proposition, opinion, etc.: arguments pro and con. See more.
There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb con, four of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
con 1: opposing; against. (Cf. pro 1.) [2 definitions] con 2: to memorize. [2 definitions] con 3 (informal) pertaining to trickery or deception that involves an abuse of confidence. [3 definitions] con-with; together; jointly. [2 definitions]
