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con

1  [kon]
Use con in a Sentence
–adverb
1. against a proposition, opinion, etc.: arguments pro and con.
–noun
2. the argument, position, arguer, or voter against something.
Compare pro 1 .

Origin:
1575–85; short for L contrā in opposition, against

con

2  [kon]
–verb (used with object), conned, con⋅ning.
1. to learn; study; peruse or examine carefully.
2. to commit to memory.
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME cunnen, OE cunnan var. of can 1 in sense “become acquainted with, learn to know”

con

3  [kon] verb, conned, con⋅ning, noun Nautical
–verb (used with object)
1. to direct the steering of (a ship).
–noun
2. the station of the person who cons.
3. the act of conning.
Also, conn.

Origin:
1350–1400; earlier cond, apocopated var. of ME condie, condue < MF cond(u)ire < L condūcere to conduct

con

4  [kon] adjective, verb, conned, con⋅ning, noun Informal.
–adjective
1. involving abuse of confidence: a con trick.
–verb (used with object)
2. to swindle; trick: That crook conned me out of all my savings.
3. to persuade by deception, cajolery, etc.
–noun
4. a confidence game or swindle.
5. a lie, exaggeration, or glib self-serving talk: He had a dozen different cons for getting out of paying traffic tickets.
Origin:
1895–1900, Americanism; by shortening of confidence

con

5  [kon]
–noun Slang.
a convict.
Origin:
1715–25; by shortening

con

6  [kon]
–verb (used with object), conned, con⋅ning. British Dialect.
1. to strike, hit, or rap (something or someone).
2. to hammer (a nail or peg).
3. to beat or thrash a person with the hands or a weapon.
Origin:
1890–95; perh. akin to F cognée hatchet, cogner to knock in, drive (a nail) home

con-

 
var. of com- before a consonant (except b, h, l, p, r) and, by assimilation, before n: convene; condone; connection.
Origin:
< L

Con.

 
1. Conformist.
2. Consul.

con.

 
1. concerto.
2. conclusion.
3. connection.
4. consolidated.
5. consul.
6. continued.
7. against.
Origin:
< L contrā

com-

 
a prefix meaning “with,” “together,” “in association,” and (with intensive force) “completely,” occurring in loanwords from Latin (commit): used in the formation of compound words before b, p, m: combine; compare; commingle.
Also, co-, col-, con-, cor-.

Origin:
< L, var. of prep. cum with
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con 1   (kŏn)   
adv.  In opposition or disagreement; against: debated the issue pro and con.
n.  
  1. An argument or opinion against something.
  2. One who holds an opposing opinion or view.

[Short for contra.]
con 2   (kŏn)   
tr.v.   conned, con·ning, cons
  1. To study, peruse, or examine carefully.
  2. To learn or commit to memory.

[Middle English connen, to know, from Old English cunnan; see gnō- in Indo-European roots.]
con'ner n.
con 3 or conn   (kŏn)   
tr.v.   conned, con·ning, cons or conns
To direct the steering or course of (a vessel).
n.  
  1. The station or post of the person who steers a vessel.
  2. The act or process of steering a vessel.

[From cond, from Middle English conduen, from Old French conduire, from Latin condūcere, to lead together; see conduce.]
con 4   (kŏn)   
tr.v.   conned, con·ning, cons
To swindle (a victim) by first winning his or her confidence; dupe.
n.  A swindle.
adj.  Of, relating to, or involving a swindle or fraud: a con artist; a con job.

[Short for confidence.]
con 5   (kŏn)   
n.   Slang
A convict.
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Con

Con\, adv. [Abbrev. from L. contra against.] Against the affirmative side; in opposition; on the negative side; -- The antithesis of pro, and usually in connection with it. See Pro.

Con

Con\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Conned; p. pr. & vb. n. Conning.] [AS. cunnan to know, be able, and (derived from this) cunnian to try, test. See Can, v. t. & i.]

1. To know; to understand; to acknowledge. [Obs.]

Of muses, Hobbinol, I con no skill. --Spenser.

They say they con to heaven the highway. --Spenser.

2. To study in order to know; to peruse; to learn; to commit to memory; to regard studiously.

Fixedly did look Upon the muddy waters which he conned As if he had been reading in a book. --Wordsworth.

I did not come into Parliament to con my lesson. --Burke.

To con answer, to be able to answer. [Obs.]

To con thanks, to thank; to acknowledge obligation. [Obs.] --Shak.

Con

Con\, v. t. [See Cond.] (Naut.) To conduct, or superintend the steering of (a vessel); to watch the course of (a vessel) and direct the helmsman how to steer.
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Language Translation for : con
Spanish: estafar, timar,
German: reinlegen,
Japanese: だます
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con

n. [from SF fandom] A science-fiction convention. Not used of other sorts of conventions, such as professional meetings. This term, unlike many others imported from SF-fan slang, is widely recognized even by hackers who aren't fans. "We'd been corresponding on the net for months, then we met face-to-face at a con."
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con  (1)
"negation" (mainly in pro and con), 1572, short for L. contra "against."

con  (2)
"study," from O.E. cunnan "to know, know how" (see can (v.)).

con  (3)
"swindle," 1889, Amer.Eng., from confidence man (1849), from the many scams in which the victim is induced to hand over money as a token of confidence. Confidence with a sense of "assurance based on insufficient grounds" dates from 1594.

con  (4)
"to guide ships," 1626, from Fr. conduire, from L. conducere (see conduce).
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con
[SF fandom] A science-fiction convention. Not used of other sorts of conventions, such as professional meetings. This term, unlike many others of SF-fan slang, is widely recognised even by hackers who aren't fans. "We'd been corresponding on the net for months, then we met face-to-face at a con."
[The Jargon File]

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con
  1. confidence game
  2. convict
CON
certificate of need
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