Con

[kɒn] or [kɑn]

Definition

(noun.) an argument opposed to a proposal.

(adv.) in opposition to a proposition, opinion, etc.; 'much was written pro and con'.

Inputed by Jane--From WordNet

Definition

(adv.) Against the affirmative side; in opposition; on the negative side; -- The antithesis of pro, and usually in connection with it. See Pro.

(v. t.) To know; to understand; to acknowledge.

(v. t.) To study in order to know; to peruse; to learn; to commit to memory; to regard studiously.

(v. t.) To conduct, or superintend the steering of (a vessel); to watch the course of (a vessel) and direct the helmsman how to steer.

Checker: Seymour

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. Study, fix in the mind, commit to memory, learn by heart, con over.

Inputed by Heinrich

Definition

n. a knock.

v.t. to study carefully: to commit to memory:—pr.p. con′ning; pa.p. conned.—n. Con′ning learning by heart; poring over.

v.t. to direct the steering of a ship.—n. the act of conning.—ns. Con′ning directing the steering; Con′ning-tow′er the pilot-house of a war-ship.

a contraction of L. contra against as in Pro and con. for and against.

Typed by Brooke

Examples

Checker: Sigmund

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