con

Meanings

Verb

• To study or examine carefully, especially in order to gain knowledge of; to learn, or learn by heart.
• To know, understand, acknowledge.
• To trick or defraud, usually for personal gain.
• Alternative of conn

Noun

• A disadvantage of something, especially when contrasted with its advantages (pros).
• conservative
• A convicted criminal, a convict.
• A fraud; something carried out with the intention of deceiving, usually for personal, often illegal, gain.
• Alternative of conn
• An organized gathering such as a convention, conference or congress.
• The conversion of part of a building.
• Consumption; pulmonary tuberculosis.

Related

Similar words

• disadvantage

Opposite words

• pro

Origin

• From Middle English connen, from Old English cunnan ("to know, know how"), from Proto-Germanic *kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (whence know). can.
• Abbreviation of Latin contra ("against").
• From con trick, shortened from confidence trick.
• From earlier cond; see conn.
• or conference.