con
🇺🇸
/kɑːn/
🇬🇧
/kɒn/
noun
R
A scheme or trick to deceive someone, often to make money.
The so-called bargain was just a big con!
R
A person who has been convicted of a crime and is in prison.
Look, I'm an officer, and cons don't speak to me like that, okay?
verb
R
To deceive someone, especially to make them give you money or do something for you.
I was conned into buying a useless car.
abbreviation
R
A short form of 'Conservative' in British politics.
translation
A scheme or trick to deceive someone, often to make money.; A person who has been convicted of a crime and is in prison.
To deceive someone, especially to make them give you money or do something for you.
A short form of 'Conservative' in British politics.
Word Forms
3rd Present
cons
Past
conned
Perfect
conned
Progressive
conning
Plural
cons