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con English

Meaning con meaning

What does con mean?

con

an argument opposed to a proposal (= swindle, defraud, gyp) deprive of by deceit He swindled me out of my inheritance She defrauded the customers who trusted her the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change in opposition to a proposition, opinion, etc much was written pro and con (= convict) a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison (= memorize, memorise, learn) commit to memory; learn by heart Have you memorized your lines for the play yet? (= bunco) a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property

Synonyms con synonyms

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Conjugation con conjugation

How do you conjugate con?

con · verb

Examples con examples

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Simple sentences

Con artists take advantage of the credulity of inexperienced investors and swindle them out of their money.
He's an ex-con.
Tom is a con man.
They start believing their own con.
Tom is a con artist.
He's a con man.
He's a con artist.
She's a con artist.
Within the village, Tom was known as a con man.
I'm an ex-con.

Movie subtitles

He wants to con me with a cane, eh?
That's one place that can use an engineer who's an ex-con.
Amelia Bluman, A Car Thief And Con Artist Also Known As Yoga, Died Later From Injuries Sustained During The Escape.
And now, con permesso, I go inside to make the telephone call to tell my wife I am safely arrive.
I think that if there's one time in your life to be careful, to weigh every pro and con, that this is the time.
It looks that way. Pay up, brother. They ain't electing no con for governor.
We'll con the ship from the wheelhouse.
Con ajo y aceite de oliva.
Oh, isn't it a grand day, Con?
Con. Isn't it a grand day?
Is it money, Con?
I'll have a little money, Con, when I marry.
There's Con.
Oh, Con!
Lobster, salmon and caviar with sparkling wine, are things con-men and villains order.
Pickpockets! Villains and con-men!
A swindler, a liar, a con-man!
No ex-con is gonna jazz up a schedule for me.
Ex-con.
You? Do you know what kind of girls an ex-con usually meets?
It's up to you, but for my dough, you're just encouraging a couple of con men.
Pay up, brother. They ain't electing no con for governor.
Con the ship from the wheelhouse.
One con's gonna buy his way out. Another knows the governor's cousin. A third guy's even gonna float out in a homemade balloon.
What's that, con? You got something to say?
A con. Guaranteed for life.
An ex-con. An emancipated?
YOU'RE A CON MAN.
YOU DIDN'T KNOW SHE WAS A CON?
The disapproval of his con..
All the rapscallions! Pickpockets! Villains and con-men!
Con su permiso.
Mire, mire las patas y tiene cara de ganar con estas patas.
You're not the George Carey that was partners with Duke Sheldon in all them con games?
Thank you. Arroz con pollo? Any time you say.
If I can con him in closer, as he reaches for the glass, I can make a grab for him.
I know I can con him in. if I can just get my hands on what's botherin' him.

News and current affairs

I took the con side of the debate: Google does not violate its motto.
Even though the arch-realist Henry Kissinger endorsed the war in Iraq, his brand of realpolitik was the primary target of neo-con intellectuals.
Indeed, the regime welcomed George W. Bush and his neo-con administration, because it allowed Iran's leaders to close ranks, and at the same time delivered free access to influence in Iraq and Afghanistan.