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Meaning con meaning
What does con mean?
con
Synonyms con synonyms
What other words have the same or similar meaning as con?
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Topics con topics
What do people use con to talk about?
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What words refer to someone who deceives in order to steal?
Conjugation con conjugation
How do you conjugate con?
con · verb
Present I con
Positive I con
Singular
1st person I con
2nd person you con
3rd person he/she/it cons
Plural
1st person we con
2nd person you con
3rd person they con
Negative I don't con
Singular
1st person I don't con I do not con
2nd person you don't con you do not con
3rd person he/she/it doesn't con he/she/it does not con
Plural
1st person we don't con we do not con
2nd person you don't con you do not con
3rd person they don't con they do not con
Question do I con?
Singular
1st person do I con?
2nd person do you con?
3rd person does he/she/it con?
Plural
1st person do we con?
2nd person do you con?
3rd person do they con?
Negative question don't I con?
Singular
1st person don't I con? do I not con?
2nd person don't you con? do you not con?
3rd person doesn't he/she/it con? does he/she/it not con?
Plural
1st person don't we con? do we not con?
2nd person don't you con? do you not con?
3rd person don't they con? do they not con?
Past I conned
Positive I conned
Singular
1st person I conned
2nd person you conned
3rd person he/she/it conned
Plural
1st person we conned
2nd person you conned
3rd person they conned
Negative I didn't con
Singular
1st person I didn't con I did not con
2nd person you didn't con you did not con
3rd person he/she/it didn't con he/she/it did not con
Plural
1st person we didn't con we did not con
2nd person you didn't con you did not con
3rd person they didn't con they did not con
Question did I con?
Singular
1st person did I con?
2nd person did you con?
3rd person did he/she/it con?
Plural
1st person did we con?
2nd person did you con?
3rd person did they con?
Negative question didn't I con?
Singular
1st person didn't I con? did I not con?
2nd person didn't you con? did you not con?
3rd person didn't he/she/it con? did he/she/it not con?
Plural
1st person didn't we con? did we not con?
2nd person didn't you con? did you not con?
3rd person didn't they con? did they not con?
Future I'll con
Positive I'll con
Singular
1st person I'll con I will con
2nd person you'll con you will con
3rd person he/she/it'll con he/she/it will con
Plural
1st person we'll con we will con
2nd person you'll con you will con
3rd person they'll con they will con
Negative I won't con
Singular
1st person I won't con I will not con
2nd person you won't con you will not con
3rd person he/she/it won't con he/she/it will not con
Plural
1st person we won't con we will not con
2nd person you won't con you will not con
3rd person they won't con they will not con
Question will I con?
Singular
1st person will I con?
2nd person will you con?
3rd person will he/she/it con?
Plural
1st person will we con?
2nd person will you con?
3rd person will they con?
Negative question won't I con?
Singular
1st person won't I con? will I not con?
2nd person won't you con? will you not con?
3rd person won't he/she/it con? will he/she/it not con?
Plural
1st person won't we con? will we not con?
2nd person won't you con? will you not con?
3rd person won't they con? will they not con?
Conditional I'd con
Positive I'd con
Singular
1st person I'd con I would con
2nd person you'd con you would con
3rd person he/she/it'd con he/she/it would con
Plural
1st person we'd con we would con
2nd person you'd con you would con
3rd person they'd con they would con
Negative I wouldn't con
Singular
1st person I wouldn't con I would not con
2nd person you wouldn't con you would not con
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't con he/she/it would not con
Plural
1st person we wouldn't con we would not con
2nd person you wouldn't con you would not con
3rd person they wouldn't con they would not con
Question would I con?
Singular
1st person would I con?
2nd person would you con?
3rd person would he/she/it con?
Plural
1st person would we con?
2nd person would you con?
3rd person would they con?
Negative question wouldn't I con?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I con? would I not con?
2nd person wouldn't you con? would you not con?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it con? would he/she/it not con?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we con? would we not con?
2nd person wouldn't you con? would you not con?
3rd person wouldn't they con? would they not con?
Present continuous I'm conning
Positive I'm conning
Singular
1st person I'm conning I am conning
2nd person you're conning you are conning
3rd person he/she/it's conning he/she/it is conning
Plural
1st person we're conning we are conning
2nd person you're conning you are conning
3rd person they're conning they are conning
Negative I'm not conning
Singular
1st person I'm not conning I am not conning
2nd person you aren't conning you're not conning you are not conning
3rd person he/she/it isn't conning he/she/it's not conning he/she/it is not conning
Plural
1st person we aren't conning we're not conning we are not conning
2nd person you aren't conning you're not conning you are not conning
3rd person they aren't conning they're not conning they are not conning
Question am I conning?
Singular
1st person am I conning?
2nd person are you conning?
3rd person is he/she/it conning?
Plural
1st person are we conning?
2nd person are you conning?
3rd person are they conning?
Negative question aren't I conning?
Singular
1st person aren't I conning? am I not conning?
2nd person aren't you conning? are you not conning?
3rd person isn't he/she/it conning? is he/she/it not conning?
Plural
1st person aren't we conning? are we not conning?
2nd person aren't you conning? are you not conning?
3rd person aren't they conning? are they not conning?
Past continuous I was conning
Positive I was conning
Singular
1st person I was conning
2nd person you were conning
3rd person he/she/it was conning
Plural
1st person we were conning
2nd person you were conning
3rd person they were conning
Negative I wasn't conning
Singular
1st person I wasn't conning I was not conning
2nd person you weren't conning you were not conning
3rd person he/she/it wasn't conning he/she/it was not conning
Plural
1st person we weren't conning we were not conning
2nd person you weren't conning you were not conning
3rd person they weren't conning they were not conning
Question was I conning?
Singular
1st person was I conning?
2nd person were you conning?
3rd person was he/she/it conning?
Plural
1st person were we conning?
2nd person were you conning?
3rd person were they conning?
Negative question wasn't I conning?
Singular
1st person wasn't I conning? was I not conning?
2nd person weren't you conning? were you not conning?
3rd person wasn't he/she/it conning? was he/she/it not conning?
Plural
1st person weren't we conning? were we not conning?
2nd person weren't you conning? were you not conning?
3rd person weren't they conning? were they not conning?
Future continuous I'll be conning
Positive I'll be conning
Singular
1st person I'll be conning I will be conning
2nd person you'll be conning you will be conning
3rd person he/she/it'll be conning he/she/it will be conning
Plural
1st person we'll be conning we will be conning
2nd person you'll be conning you will be conning
3rd person they'll be conning they will be conning
Negative I won't be conning
Singular
1st person I won't be conning I will not be conning
2nd person you won't be conning you will not be conning
3rd person he/she/it won't be conning he/she/it will not be conning
Plural
1st person we won't be conning we will not be conning
2nd person you won't be conning you will not be conning
3rd person they won't be conning they will not be conning
Question will I be conning?
Singular
1st person will I be conning?
2nd person will you be conning?
3rd person will he/she/it be conning?
Plural
1st person will we be conning?
2nd person will you be conning?
3rd person will they be conning?
Negative question won't I be conning?
Singular
1st person won't I be conning? will I not be conning?
2nd person won't you be conning? will you not be conning?
3rd person won't he/she/it be conning? will he/she/it not be conning?
Plural
1st person won't we be conning? will we not be conning?
2nd person won't you be conning? will you not be conning?
3rd person won't they be conning? will they not be conning?
Conditional continuous I'd be conning
Positive I'd be conning
Singular
1st person I'd be conning I would be conning
2nd person you'd be conning you would be conning
3rd person he/she/it'd be conning he/she/it would be conning
Plural
1st person we'd be conning we would be conning
2nd person you'd be conning you would be conning
3rd person they'd be conning they would be conning
Negative I wouldn't be conning
Singular
1st person I wouldn't be conning I would not be conning
2nd person you wouldn't be conning you would not be conning
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be conning he/she/it would not be conning
Plural
1st person we wouldn't be conning we would not be conning
2nd person you wouldn't be conning you would not be conning
3rd person they wouldn't be conning they would not be conning
Question would I be conning?
Singular
1st person would I be conning?
2nd person would you be conning?
3rd person would he/she/it be conning?
Plural
1st person would we be conning?
2nd person would you be conning?
3rd person would they be conning?
Negative question wouldn't I be conning?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I be conning? would I not be conning?
2nd person wouldn't you be conning? would you not be conning?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be conning? would he/she/it not be conning?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we be conning? would we not be conning?
2nd person wouldn't you be conning? would you not be conning?
3rd person wouldn't they be conning? would they not be conning?
Present perfect I've conned
Positive I've conned
Singular
1st person I've conned I have conned
2nd person you've conned you have conned
3rd person he/she/it's conned he/she/it has conned
Plural
1st person we've conned we have conned
2nd person you've conned you have conned
3rd person they've conned they have conned
Negative I haven't conned
Singular
1st person I haven't conned I have not conned
2nd person you haven't conned you have not conned
3rd person he/she/it hasn't conned he/she/it has not conned
Plural
1st person we haven't conned we have not conned
2nd person you haven't conned you have not conned
3rd person they haven't conned they have not conned
Question have I conned?
Singular
1st person have I conned?
2nd person have you conned?
3rd person has he/she/it conned?
Plural
1st person have we conned?
2nd person have you conned?
3rd person have they conned?
Negative question haven't I conned?
Singular
1st person haven't I conned? have I not conned?
2nd person haven't you conned? have you not conned?
3rd person hasn't he/she/it conned? has he/she/it not conned?
Plural
1st person haven't we conned? have we not conned?
2nd person haven't you conned? have you not conned?
3rd person haven't they conned? have they not conned?
Past perfect I had conned
Positive I had conned
Singular
1st person I had conned
2nd person you had conned
3rd person he/she/it had conned
Plural
1st person we had conned
2nd person you had conned
3rd person they had conned
Negative I hadn't conned
Singular
1st person I hadn't conned I had not conned
2nd person you hadn't conned you had not conned
3rd person he/she/it hadn't conned he/she/it had not conned
Plural
1st person we hadn't conned we had not conned
2nd person you hadn't conned you had not conned
3rd person they hadn't conned they had not conned
Question had I conned?
Singular
1st person had I conned?
2nd person had you conned?
3rd person had he/she/it conned?
Plural
1st person had we conned?
2nd person had you conned?
3rd person had they conned?
Negative question hadn't I conned?
Singular
1st person hadn't I conned? had I not conned?
2nd person hadn't you conned? had you not conned?
3rd person hadn't he/she/it conned? had he/she/it not conned?
Plural
1st person hadn't we conned? had we not conned?
2nd person hadn't you conned? had you not conned?
3rd person hadn't they conned? had they not conned?
Future perfect I'll have conned
Positive I'll have conned
Singular
1st person I'll have conned I will have conned
2nd person you'll have conned you will have conned
3rd person he/she/it'll have conned he/she/it will have conned
Plural
1st person we'll have conned we will have conned
2nd person you'll have conned you will have conned
3rd person they'll have conned they will have conned
Negative I won't have conned
Singular
1st person I won't have conned I will not have conned
2nd person you won't have conned you will not have conned
3rd person he/she/it won't have conned he/she/it will not have conned
Plural
1st person we won't have conned we will not have conned
2nd person you won't have conned you will not have conned
3rd person they won't have conned they will not have conned
Question +'ll I have conned?
Singular
1st person +'ll I have conned? will I have conned?
2nd person +'ll you have conned? will you have conned?
3rd person +'ll he/she/it have conned? will he/she/it have conned?
Plural
1st person +'ll we have conned? will we have conned?
2nd person +'ll you have conned? will you have conned?
3rd person +'ll they have conned? will they have conned?
Negative question won't I have conned?
Singular
1st person won't I have conned? will I not have conned?
2nd person won't you have conned? will you not have conned?
3rd person won't he/she/it have conned? will he/she/it not have conned?
Plural
1st person won't we have conned? will we not have conned?
2nd person won't you have conned? will you not have conned?
3rd person won't they have conned? will they not have conned?
Conditional perfect I'd have conned
Positive I'd have conned
Singular
1st person I'd have conned I would have conned
2nd person you'd have conned you would have conned
3rd person he/she/it'd have conned he/she/it would have conned
Plural
1st person we'd have conned we would have conned
2nd person you'd have conned you would have conned
3rd person they'd have conned they would have conned
Negative I wouldn't have conned
Singular
1st person I wouldn't have conned I would not have conned
2nd person you wouldn't have conned you would not have conned
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have conned he/she/it would not have conned
Plural
1st person we wouldn't have conned we would not have conned
2nd person you wouldn't have conned you would not have conned
3rd person they wouldn't have conned they would not have conned
Question would I have conned?
Singular
1st person would I have conned?
2nd person would you have conned?
3rd person would he/she/it have conned?
Plural
1st person would we have conned?
2nd person would you have conned?
3rd person would they have conned?
Negative question wouldn't I have conned?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I have conned? would I not have conned?
2nd person wouldn't you have conned? would you not have conned?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have conned? would he/she/it not have conned?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we have conned? would we not have conned?
2nd person wouldn't you have conned? would you not have conned?
3rd person wouldn't they have conned? would they not have conned?
Imperative con!
Positive
you con!
we let's con!
Negative
you don't con!
we let's not con!
Examples con examples
How do I use con in a sentence?
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.