con
To trick, lie or defraud, usually for personal gainTo trick, lie or defraud, usually for personal gain.
Meaning
3 senses(rare)To study or examine carefully, especially in order to gain knowledge of; to learn, or learn by heart.
commit to memory; learn by heart
(informal, transitive)To trick, lie or defraud, usually for personal gain.
betrügen, austricksen, reinlegen
обма́ныватьobmányvatʹ, обману́тьobmanútʹ, надува́тьnaduvátʹ
(obsolete, rare)To know; understand; acknowledge.
Examples
74 sentencesI'm an ex-con.
Я сидів. — deniko
ruЯ бывший зэк. — odexed
Tom is a con man.
Том шархай. — deniko
ruТом — мошенник. — odexed
deTom ist ein Hochstapler. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom is a con artist.
Том - шахрай. — deniko
ruТом — мошенник. — odexed
deTom ist ein Hochstapler. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Are you trying to con Tom?
deWillst du Tom reinlegen? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Nobody knew Tom was an ex-con.
deNiemand wusste, dass Tom ein ehemaliger Gefangener war. — Esperantostern
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
Inherited from Middle English connen, inherited from Old English cunnan (“to know, know hoInherited from Middle English connen, inherited from Old English cunnan (“to know, know how”), inherited from Proto-West Germanic *kunnan (“recognize, know how”), inherited from Proto-Germanic *kunnaną (“to know, know how”), inherited from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (“to know”) Doublet of can.
From con trick, shortened from confidence trick.
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Forms
cons, conning, conned, connedSynonyms
32 synonymsWord family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
5 patterns- an ex con
- ex con
- a con artist
- con artist
- is a con