1. con - Noun
2. con - Verb
3. con - Adverb
5. Con - Proper noun
Against the affirmative side; in opposition; on the negative side; -- The antithesis of pro, and usually in connection with it. See Pro.
To know; to understand; to acknowledge.
To study in order to know; to peruse; to learn; to commit to memory; to regard studiously.
To conduct, or superintend the steering of (a vessel); to watch the course of (a vessel) and direct the helmsman how to steer.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAdvertising signs: they con you into thinking you're the one That can do what's never been done That can win what's never been won Meantime life outside goes on all around you. Bob Dylan
Everything everyone thinks they know about [Mother Teresa] is false. It must be the single most successful emotional con job of the twentieth century. Christopher Hitchens
The pressure people put on themselves and the rivalry between the teams is much more marked. And I think that's a good thing. As long as that rivalry remains within the spirit of competition, it con only spur everyone on. Eric Cantona
When con men meet a legitimately honest man, they are so bewildered that they consider him a greater con man than themselves. Jewish Proverb
Con la pazienza s'acquista scienza. Italian Proverb
Con piö sa e vèc, con piö crès la soma. Milanese Proverb