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US
/ˈkɑn/
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[ UK /kˈɒn/ ]
[ UK /kˈɒn/ ]
ADVERB
-
in opposition to a proposition, opinion, etc.
much was written pro and con
NOUN
- a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
- an argument opposed to a proposal
- a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison
VERB
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deprive of by deceit
He swindled me out of my inheritance
She defrauded the customers who trusted her -
commit to memory; learn by heart
Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?
How To Use con In A Sentence
- In my view his confrontational, gladiatorial style has been a major contributor to the widespread disdain of the British public for politicians generally. Times, Sunday Times
- You think Spielberg would only have a rattletrap third-rate spaceship like the Millennium Falcon to ensure his survival? Does George Lucas think the world will end in 2012?
- It sparked to life in the second act, when the symbolism gave way to themes of lust and sexual temptation.
- When the King heard this, he bade his son be slain; but on the next day the second Wazir came forward for intercession and kissed ground in prostration. The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
- Intellectual Dublin seemed no longer to consist of writers, but of folk singers, bearded or otherwise.
- Some of the crew went off-shift, stringing up hybrid bunks and hammocks belowdecks, the others continued working.
- The unit can connect to any video source that has composite video and stereo audio RCA jacks, though the encoded audio is limited to mono.
- People in no way adhere to regular social conventions online. Times, Sunday Times
- People at MSFC have told me over drinks that this study concluded that EELV are human ratable but they were going to do what Griffin wanted. Obama Policies on Transparency, Openness, and Participation - and NASA - NASA Watch
- The Fat Controller and I were back inside the bolt when it arrived from the bonded warehouse at Felixstowe.