con
$ \mathrm{con}^1 | kän | informal
verb (cons, conning, conned) with object
persuade (someone) to do or believe something, typically by use of a deception:
〖～ A out of B〗 A〈人〉をだましてB〈金など〉を奪う; 〖～ A into B〗 A〈人〉をぺてんにかけてBさせる (!Bは〖名詞〗〖動名〗)
e.g. I conned him into giving me your home number | she was jailed for conning her aunt out of $500,000.
noun
an instance of deceiving or tricking someone:
信用詐欺(con game con trick) (!confidence gameの｟くだけた｠ 言い方)
e.g. as modifier : a con artist | when depositors, realizing that the whole thing is a con, demand repayment.
ORIGIN
late 19th century (originally US): abbreviation of confidence, as in confidence trick.
$ \mathrm{con}^2 | kän |
noun
a disadvantage:
反対票, 論, 反対理由; 反対者, 悪い点
e.g. borrowers have to weigh up the pros and cons of each mortgage offer.
ORIGIN
late 16th century: from Latin contra ‘against’.
$ \mathrm{con}^3 | kän |
noun informal
a convict.
ORIGIN
late 19th century: abbreviation.
$ \mathrm{con}^4 | kän |
verb (cons, conning, conned) with object archaic
study attentively or learn by heart (a piece of writing):
e.g. the children conned their pages with a great show of industry.
ORIGIN
Middle English cunne, conne, con, variants of can1.
$ \mathrm{con}^5 | kän |
noun informal
a convention, especially one for science fiction enthusiasts.
ORIGIN
1970s: abbreviation.
$ \mathrm{con}^6 | kän | (US also conn) Nautical
verb (cons, conning, conned) with object
direct the steering of (a ship): he hadn't conned anything bigger than a Boston whaler.
noun (the con)
the action or post of conning a ship: Mr Cargill, take the con | I quickly took the conn and restored the channel course.
ORIGIN
early 17th century: apparently a weakened form of obsolete cond‘conduct, guide’, from Old French conduire, from Latin conducere (see conduce).