con
/kɒn/verb
उच्चारण कॉन
ठगना, धोखा देना, झाँसा देना
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[T] ~ sb (into doing sth) | ~ sb (out of sth) informal
to trick somebody, especially in order to get money from them or persuade them to do something
ठगना, धोखा देना, झाँसा देना
- He conned an old woman out of her savings.
- They conned me into buying a fake watch.
- The man conned the tourists out of their money at the fair.
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- Don't let anyone con you into signing a blank form.
- She was conned by a false job advert.
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[C, usually singular] informal
a trick to make somebody believe something that is not true, especially to get money from them
ठगी, धोखा, झाँसा
- The lottery prize was just a con.
- a con artist
- The free gift turned out to be a con.
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- Police warned the public about an online con that steals bank details.
- The whole scheme was a clever con.
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[C, usually plural]
a disadvantage or an argument against something
कमी, विपक्ष का तर्क
- We discussed the pros and cons of moving to Pune.
- The only con of the plan is its high cost.
- Weigh up the pros and cons before you choose a college.
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- One con of living in the city is the noise.
- Each option has its cons, and you must pick the least harmful.
Synonyms disadvantage drawback
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
con + sb + out of sth
Use con with the victim and out of plus the thing taken, such as money.
Victim के बाद out of और छीनी गई वस्तु, जैसे पैसा, के साथ 'con' का प्रयोग होता है।
- A stranger conned the old man out of his savings.
- They conned tourists out of thousands of rupees.
con + sb + into + -ing
Use into with a gerund for the action the victim was tricked into doing.
जिस काम के लिए पीड़ित को ठगा गया, उसके लिए into के साथ gerund आता है।
- Radhika was conned into paying a fake fee for the form.
be conned (passive)
The passive is common when talking about the victim of a trick.
ठगे गए व्यक्ति की बात करते समय passive रूप आम है।
- Hundreds of job seekers were conned by the fake agency.
the pros and cons / a con (noun, informal)
As a noun, con is a trick, and in the fixed phrase pros and cons it means the arguments against something.
Noun के रूप में 'con' का अर्थ चालबाज़ी है और 'pros and cons' में यह विपक्ष के तर्क को दर्शाता है।
- Let us weigh the pros and cons before buying a car.
- The offer of free gold was a cruel con.
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con + victim
touristscustomersinvestorspensionersstudents
- The fake website conned many students into paying for notes that never came.
adjective + con
clevercrueloldsimpleconfidence
- The lottery message was a simple con.
verb + con
pullfall forrunexposespot
- Radhika spotted the con before she sent any money.
con + noun
manartisttrickgamejob
- The police arrested a con artist at the railway station.
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- He conned his way into the party by pretending to be a guest.
उसने मेहमान होने का नाटक करके पार्टी में प्रवेश पा लिया।
- A caller conned my uncle out of ten thousand rupees.
एक फोन करने वाले ने मेरे चाचा से दस हज़ार रुपये ठग लिए।
- The scheme turned out to be a con from beginning to end.
वह योजना शुरू से अंत तक धोखा निकली।
- One con of living near a station is the noise.
स्टेशन के पास रहने का एक नुकसान शोर है।
- Don't be conned by offers that sound too good to be true.
ऐसे प्रस्तावों के झाँसे में न आएँ जो सच होने के लिए बहुत अच्छे लगते हैं।
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✗ The seller conned from me ten thousand rupees.
✓ The seller conned me out of ten thousand rupees.
Con takes the person as its object, then out of for the money lost.
'Con' के बाद पहले व्यक्ति आता है और फिर खोई हुई रकम के लिए 'out of'।
✗ She was conned to give her bank details.
✓ She was conned into giving her bank details.
After con, the action the victim is tricked to do uses into + -ing.
'Con' के बाद ठगे जाने पर किए गए काम के लिए into + -ing आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words all describe cheating, but they differ in formality and in the way the trick works.
ये शब्द धोखे का वर्णन करते हैं, पर formality और धोखा देने के तरीके में इनमें अंतर है।
Informal; to win somebody's trust and then take money from them.
Informal; किसी का भरोसा जीतकर उससे पैसे लेना।
- He conned an elderly couple out of their pension.
The general word for acting dishonestly to gain an advantage.
लाभ पाने के लिए बेईमानी करने का सामान्य शब्द।
- Nobody should cheat in the exam.
To cheat somebody out of a large sum of money by a clever plan.
किसी चतुर योजना से किसी को बड़ी रकम का चूना लगाना।
- The agent swindled farmers out of their land.
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the pros and cons
the advantages and disadvantages of something
फ़ायदे और नुक़सान, पक्ष और विपक्ष
- Think about the pros and cons before you take the loan.
- We weighed up the pros and cons of each job offer.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A person who tricks others into giving them money is a con man or con artist.
दूसरों को धोखा देकर पैसा ऐंठने वाले व्यक्ति को con man या con artist कहते हैं।