Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - con
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1. n. & v. sl. --n. a confidence trick. --v.tr. (conned, conning) swindle; deceive (conned him into thinking he had won). Phrases and idioms con man = confidence man. Etymology: abbr. 2. n., prep., & adv. --n. (usu. in pl.) a reason against. --prep. & adv. against (cf. pro(2)). Etymology: L contra against 3. n. sl. a convict. Etymology: abbr. 4. v.tr. (US conn) (conned, conning) Naut. direct the steering of (a ship). Etymology: app. weakened form of obs. cond, condie, f. F conduire f. L conducere conduct 5. v.tr. (conned, conning) archaic (often foll. by over) study, learn by heart (conned his part well). Etymology: ME cunn-, con, forms of can(1)
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I. transitive verb (~ned; ~ning) see: can Date: 13th century to commit to memory, to study or examine closely, see: ~n III. adverb Etymology: Middle English, short for ~tra Date: 15th century on the negative side ; in opposition , IV. noun Date: 1589 an argument or evidence in opposition, the negative position or one holding it , V. adjective Etymology: by shortening Date: 1889 ~fidence , VI. transitive verb (~ned; ~ning) Date: 1896 swindle , manipulate 2b, persuade, cajole, VII. noun Date: 1901 something (as a ruse) used deceptively to gain another's ~fidence, VIII. noun Etymology: by shortening Date: 1893 ~vict, IX. noun Etymology: short for ~sumption Date: 1915 a destructive disease of the lungs, X. abbreviation ~sort, ~solidated, ~sul, ~tinued ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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