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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.
The meaning of CON is something (such as a ruse) used deceptively to gain another's confidence; also : a confidence game : swindle. How to use con in a sentence.
A con, or confidence game, is a swindle — when you take advantage of someone's trust. If you con someone out of their life savings, you might wind up a con — as in convict. The word con has many meanings, none of them good. An argument has pros and cons, and the cons are always the downside.
Define con. con synonyms, con pronunciation, con translation, English dictionary definition of con. with, together, in association Examples of words with the root con-: convene Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree Copyright © 2007, 2013 by Mary...
Con definition: against a proposition, opinion, etc.. See examples of CON used in a sentence.
Origin of Con. From cond from Middle English conduen from Old French conduire from Latin condūcere to lead together conduce. From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition. Middle English connen to know from Old English cunnan gnō- in Indo-European roots.
CON meaning: 1. to trick someone, especially in order to take money from them: 2. a trick to get someone's…. Learn more.
the pros and cons. 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.
A con is a trick in which someone deceives you by telling you something that is not true.
together; with; jointly: commingle. Etymology: from Latin com-; related to cum with. In compound words of Latin origin, com- becomes col- and cor- before l and r, co- before gn, h, and most vowels, and con- before consonants other than b, p, and m.
