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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"
CONNED meaning: 1. past simple and past participle of con informal 2. past simple and past participle of con…. Learn more.
tr.v. conned, con·ning, cons or conns. To direct the steering or course of (a vessel). n. 1. The area or structure on a vessel from which the vessel is conned. 2. The position or authority of the officer conning a vessel. [From cond, from Middle English conduen, from Old French conduire, from Latin condūcere, to lead together; see conduce .] con 4.
to make someone believe something false, usually so that that person will give you their money or possessions: She felt she had been conned into buy ing the car. Thieves conned him out of his life savings. He managed to con $20 out of them (= get that amount from them by deceiving them). Compare.
4 days ago · 1. a. short for confidence trick. b. ( as modifier ) con man. verb Word forms: cons, conning, conned. 2. (transitive) to swindle or defraud. Collins English Dictionary.
con somebody (out of something) They had been conned out of £100 000. con your way into something He conned his way into the job using false references. Definition of con verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
6 days ago · 1. a. short for confidence trick. b. ( as modifier ) con man. verb Word forms: cons, conning, conned. 2. (transitive) to swindle or defraud. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin. C19: from confidence. Examples of 'conned' in a sentence. conned.
to trick someone, especially in order to get money from them or persuade them to do something for you con somebody (into doing something) I was conned into buying a useless car. con somebody (out of something) They had been conned out of $100,000. con your way into something He conned his way into the job using false references. Thesaurus.
