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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.
Merriam-Webster unabridged. 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.
Con definition: against a proposition, opinion, etc.. See examples of CON used in a sentence.
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 Archaic. 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.
A con is a trick in which someone deceives you by telling you something that is not true. [ informal ] Slimming snacks that offer miraculous weight loss are a con.
noun. cons. A reason, vote, position, etc. in opposition. Webster's New World. An argument or opinion against something. American Heritage. One who holds an opposing opinion or view. American Heritage. The act or an instance of conning; swindle; trick. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
Definition of con noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Con definition, against a proposition, opinion, etc.: arguments pro and con. See more.
to trick someone, especially in order to take money from them: Thieves conned him out of his life savings. She felt she had been conned into buying the car. con. noun [ C ] informal uk / kɒn / us. a trick to get someone's money, or make them do what you want. (Definition of con from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
