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verb

1. To apply one's mind to the acquisition or production of knowledge: lucubrate, study. See teach/learn.
2. To look at carefully or critically: check (out), examine, go over, inspect, peruse, scrutinize, study, survey, traverse, view. Informal case. Idioms: give a going-over. See investigate.
3. To commit to memory: learn, memorize. See remember/forget.

Definition: trick
Antonyms: honesty, truthfulness

v

Definition: deceive, defraud
Antonyms: be forthright, be honest

[from SF fandom] A science-fiction convention. Not used of other sorts of conventions, such as professional meetings. This term, unlike many others imported from SF-fan slang, is widely recognized even by hackers who aren't fans. “We'd been corresponding on the net for months, then we met face-to-face at a con.”

A prefix meaning with or together. A slang abbreviation for confidence, as in con man or con game. To con someone is to deceive or take advantage of a person through fraud or trickery after winning the person's confidence. Con is also used as a slang abbreviation for convict, as in ex-con to mean someone previously incarcerated. An abbreviation for contra, which means against. To show the pros and cons of a particular issue means to present arguments or evidence on both sides.

1. con
   noun, criminals'
   
   Abbreviation of 'convict' and 'conviction'. (1893 —) .
   F. Norman I had three really good friends among the cons (1958).
   
2. con
   verb trans., orig US
   
   1: To deceive, dupe. (1892 —) .
   Listener This mild tale of a shy boy conned into giving a girl a fortune (1962). noun
   
   2: A confidence trickster. (1897 —) .
   
   3: A swindle, fraud. (1901 —) .
   Listener The intellectual theoreticians of visual pop culture have succeeded...in pulling a con (1967).
   
   [Short for confidence (as in confidence trick).]

• Reasoning and Informing - con: Informal. persuade after gaining confidence
• Latin Words and Phrases - con: against, opposite of pro
• Fraud, Treachery, and Deception - con: Informal. confidence game; swindle
• Opposition, Disagreement, and Attack - con: (adv) in opposition, against
• Prison and Punishment - con: Informal. convict

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Con may refer to:

• Confidence trick, also known as con, scam, or flim flam
• Con (TV series), a television show about confidence trickery
• Convention (meeting)
• Conference, e.g. “youth con”
• Fan convention, e.g. "Comic-Con"
• Convict, as in ex-con, a person who has been convicted of a crime
• Convicted felon, a person who has been convicted of a felony crime in a court of law
• Contact lens, in Hong Kong English
• Conning tower, a raised platform on a ship or submarine
• Cornwall, England, via its Chapman code
• Concord Municipal Airport, in Concord, New Hampshire, via its International Air Transport Association airport code
• Consolidated Edison, also Con Edison
• Continental Oil, via its ICAO airline designator
• Commonwealth of Nations, an association of primarily former British colonies
• Consider (MUD), the ability to evaluate an opponent in MUDs
• In Italian musical terms used in English, it means "with" (con means "with" in both Italian and Spanish as the word derives from Latin)

CON may also refer to:

• Certificate of Need
• Commander of the Order of the Niger
• The Chronicles of Narnia, a series of seven fantasy novels for children written by C. S. Lewis
• Naruto: Clash of Ninja

See also

• Conference (disambiguation)
• Kon (disambiguation)
• Pro (disambiguation)
• Contrary (disambiguation)
• Contra (disambiguation)
• Conn (disambiguation)
• Khan (disambiguation)
• Constantine (disambiguation)

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. tr. - lokke, bondefange
n. - bondefangeri, svindel
adj. - svigagtig

idioms:

• con artist    fidusmager
• con into    narre til
• con man    bondefanger
• con out of    styre ud af

2.
n. - argument imod
adv. - imod, kontra-

3.
v. tr. - styre, dirigere styringen af
n. - styring af skib

4.
v. tr. - lære, studere

5.
n. - møde, kongres

6.
n. - straffefange

Nederlands (Dutch)
oplichterij, nadeel, contra, gevangene, (roer)commando, oplichten, (roer)commando voeren

Français (French)
1.
v. tr. - escroquer, arnaquer
n. - escroquerie, arnaque
adj. - frauduleux

idioms:

• con artist    arnaqueur
• con into    persuader (qn) à faire (qch) par la ruse
• con man    escroc
• con out of    arnaquer de, se faire arnaquer de

2.
n. - désavantage, inconvénient
adv. - en opposition ou en désaccord

3.
v. tr. - (Naut) gouverner/piloter un bateau
n. - conduite/pilotage (d'un bateau)

4.
v. tr. - étudier (arch)

5.
n. - congrès (souvent des passionnés de science fiction)

6.
n. - prisonnier, détenu

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - reinlegen, betrügen, einreden
n. - Schwindel, Betrug, Trick
adj. - betrügerisch

idioms:

• con artist    erfolgreicher Betrüger
• con into    beschwatzen
• con man    Schwindler
• con out of    bringen um

2.
n. - Nachteil, Gegenargument
adv. - contra, gegen

3.
v. - steuern, leiten, das Steuern überwachen
n. - Überwachung des Steuerns eines Schiffes

4.
v. - prüfen, studieren, auswendig lernen, sorgfältig durchlesen

5.
n. - Konferenz (bes. von Sciencefiction Fans)

6.
n. - (salopp) Knacki

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εξαπατώ, (ναυτ.) καθοδηγώ χειρισμό
n. - μειονέκτημα, αρνητικό (στοιχείο), (καθομ.) απάτη, εξαπάτηση, κατάδικος
pref. - συμ-, συν-

idioms:

• con artist    (καθομ.) απατεώνας, κομπιναδόρος
• con into    εξαπατώ, ξεγελώ
• con man    (καθομ.) απατεώνας
• con out of    αποσπώ (π.χ. χρήματα) με απάτη

Italiano (Italian)
truffare, truffa, inconveniente

idioms:

• con artist    truffatore
• con into    truffare
• con man    truffatore
• con out of    estorcere a

Português (Portuguese)
v. - estudar, aprender, decorar
n. - voto (m), votante (m), piloto (m), pilotagem (f), prisioneiro (m) (coloq.)

idioms:

• con into    persuadir alguém a fazer algo através de uma mentira
• con man    homem (m) de confiança
• con out of    enganar alguém

Русский (Russian)
мошенничать, мошенничество, афера

idioms:

• con artist    аферист
• con into    вовлечь обманным путем
• con man    аферист
• con out of    выманить

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. tr. - estafar, timar, lograr con engaños que uno haga algo
n. - estafa, timo
adj. - fraudulento

idioms:

• con artist    estafador, engañabobos
• con into    embaucar, camelar, engatusar y hacer creer
• con man    estafador, timador
• con out of    birlar, sustraer, estafar, timar

2.
n. - contra, desventaja
adv. - en desacuerdo, en desventaja

3.
v. tr. - timonear
n. - acto de gobernar un barco

4.
v. tr. - estudiar atentamente

5.
n. - convención usada especialmente por entusiastas de la ciencia ficción

6.
n. - convicto

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - studera, lära sig utantill, styra fartyg, lura
n. - förtroende, bekvämlighet, straffånge, förbrytare, sammanfattning, förbindelse, självförtroende
pref. - fortsatt

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 精读, 欺诈, 指挥开, 反对论, 反对票, 欺诈的, 反面的

idioms:

• con artist    骗子, 以花言巧语骗人的人
• con into    骗...去做...
• con man    骗子
• con out of    骗到...

2. 反对者, 肺病, 反对票, 反面地

3. 指挥开, 反对者, 肺病, 反对票

4. 精读, 欺诈, 指挥开

5. 反对者, 肺病, 反对票

6. 反对者, 肺病, 反对票

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 反對者, 肺病, 反對票
adv. - 反面地

2.
v. tr. - 精讀, 欺詐, 指揮開
n. - 反對論, 反對票
adj. - 欺詐的, 反面的

idioms:

• con artist    騙子, 以花言巧語騙人的人
• con into    騙...去做...
• con man    騙子
• con out of    騙到...

3.
v. tr. - 指揮開
n. - 反對者, 肺病, 反對票

4.
n. - 反對者, 肺病, 反對票

5.
v. tr. - 精讀, 欺詐, 指揮開

6.
n. - 反對者, 肺病, 反對票

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. tr. - 거짓말로 설득하다, 사기하다
n. - 도용, 횡령, 사기꾼
adj. - 사기의, 협잡의

idioms:

• con into    속여서 ~하게 하다
• con out of    속여서 ~을 빼앗다

2.
n. - 불이익, 불리
adv. - 반대하여

3.
v. tr. - 배의 조타를 지휘하다
n. - 조타지휘

4.
v. tr. - 학습하다, 열심히 배우다

5.
n. - 집회

6.
n. - 죄수, 전과자

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 反対意見, 反対投票
adv. - 反対して

idioms:

• con artist    ペテン師, 利発な子
• con into    だます
• con man    詐欺師, 口先のうまい男, 取り込み詐欺師
• con out of    だまして取る

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) خدع, حفظ عن ظهر قلب (الاسم) حجه معارضه (بادئه الكلمه) بدايه كلمه تعني مع أو ب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הונה‬
n. - ‮הונאה, רמאות, מתנגד‬
adj. - ‮מתנגד‬
n. - ‮מתנגד‬
adv. - ‮נגד‬
v. tr. - ‮כיוון הגה (של אוניה)‬
n. - ‮ניווט אוניה‬
v. tr. - ‮למד על-פה‬
n. - ‮מוסכמה (בעיקר במדע בדיוני)‬
n. - ‮אסיר, מי שהורשע במשפט (מדוברת)‬

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