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Meanings of con in English
A swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property.
Portuguese
saber de cor Catalan
memoritzar Synonyms
Examples for "learn"
Examples for "learn"
1
Stay; listen and learn; and don't ask for what's not given you.
2
When a child experiences violence at home, they learn to tolerate violence.
3
The only way you learn to problem solve is by solving problems.
4
He said he hoped Mr Hope would learn more about the case.
5
What did you learn from your visit at the South Sea House?
1
Beta Maps: To help memorize your beta, write it down on paper.
2
Now memorize that paper and light a candle with it, you understand?
3
Norton read the message half a dozen times to memorize the date.
4
To even read books one had to memorize four, five thousand characters.
5
Kirov was scanning the room as if trying to memorize every detail.
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He can memorise at sight all the revolting contents of a swill-tub.
2
Learn Your Times Tables helps children to understand and memorise essential multiplication facts.
3
If you want to memorise something, scientists have discovered, clench your right fist.
4
She told me her address and I pretended to memorise it -again.
5
An audit of the exam has found questions are predictable and students memorise answers.
Usage of con in English
1
According to him, English players have long known how to con referees.
2
According to the actress, Wilson used his children to further his con.
3
You're spiritual con men, confidence tricksters offering false faith and false hope.
4
Mr Lowry is con testing the Tipperary North election as an Independent.
5
But no way was I falling for this guy's penny-pinching con job.
6
This is a con job, Rubio said at a rally in Texas.
7
Apparently, the skipper had followed with the rest of the con crew.
8
There's no question that he was also something of a con man.
9
And even with pro and con arguments provided, it polls really well.
10
Whether anime, comic books or sci-fi there's likely a con for you.
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And then there's the best part of every con I've ever attended.
12
We know that the move is all part of a complicated con.
13
The pro or con of this we will not pretend to decide.
14
Ms Sharp discovered the con when Mr Malone arrived at her doorstep.
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There are plenty of con artists in places like this, you know.
16
The body con fit and high slit give it certified stunner status.
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Ireland
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United States of America
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United Kingdom
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