con Neutral 🟢 Beginner (A1)

Verb
con
Meaning

to make someone believe something false, usually so that that person will give you their money or possessions:

  • She felt she had been conned into buying the car.
  • Thieves conned him out of his life savings.
  • He managed to con £20 out of them (= get that amount from them by deceiving them).
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