Clipping.
cond (not comparable)
Clipping of conditional.
cond (third-person singular simple present conds, present participle conding, simple past and past participle conded)
Obsolete spelling of con.
• no-CD
Source: Wiktionary
Cond, v. t. Etym: [OE. conduen, condien, F. conduire to conduct, fr. L. conducere. See Conduct, and cf. Con (Naut.), Conn. Cun.] (Naut.)
Definition: To con, as a ship.
Con
Definition: - (cum, signifying with, together, etc. See Com-.
Con
Definition: - (cum, signifying with, together, etc. See Com-.
Con, adv. Etym: [Abbrev. from L. contra against.]
Definition: Against the affirmative side; in opposition; on the negative side; -- The antithesis of pro, and usually in connection with it. See Pro.
Con, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Conned; p. pr. & vb. n. Conning.] Etym: [AS. cunnan to know, be able, and (derived from this) cunnian to try, test. See Can, v. t. & i.]
1. To know; to understand; to acknowledge. [Obs.] Of muses, Hobbinol, I con no skill. Spenser. They say they con to heaven the highway. Spenser.
2. To study in order to know; to peruse; to learn; to commit to memory; to regard studiously. Fixedly did look Upon the muddy waters which he conned As if he had been reading in a book. Wodsworth. I did not come into Parliament to con my lesson. Burke. To con answer, to be able to answer. [Obs.] -- To con thanks, to thank; to acknowledge obligation. [Obs.] Shak.
Con, v. t. Etym: [See Cond.] (Naut.)
Definition: To conduct, or superintend the steering of (a vessel); to watch the course of (a vessel) and direct the helmsman how to steer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
13 May 2025
(adjective) in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock; “he had a dazed expression on his face”; “lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow”; “was stupid from fatigue”
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