📖 C — The English dictionary · page 57

con — Everyday, meaning 1: (informal) A con is a trick to cheat someone, usually to get their money: it was all a con.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (informal) To con someone is to trick them into believing something false or giving you something.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Cons are the disadvantages of something, as in «pros and cons» (the good points and the bad points).↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (informal) A con is short for a convict, a person in prison.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: A con is also a big fan meeting, like a comic con.↗ Example: That free phone offer is a con.↗ · A con artist tricked Grandpa out of his savings.↗ · Don't let anyone con you into sharing your password.↗ · Let's list the pros and cons of a school uniform.↗ · One con of a dog is that you have to walk it in the rain.↗ · We dressed up as superheroes for the comic con.↗ · He conned his little sister into doing his chores.↗ · The Twenty-first Path is the Intelligence of Con- ciliation, and is so called because it receives the divine influence which flows into it from its benediction upon all and each existence.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)↗ · witli that of "double letters"' and "simple letters", which con- trast admirably witii eacli otlier.↗ (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))↗ · The attri- bution of the work to Rabbi Akiba umbjubtedly rests on a con- fusion of titles.↗ (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))↗

conceal — Everyday, meaning 1: (formal) To conceal something is to hide it so that it cannot be seen or found.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (formal) To conceal a feeling or a fact is to keep it secret.↗ Example: The cat concealed itself behind the curtain.↗ · A stick insect is concealed by its shape and colour.↗ · She tried to conceal her smile.↗ · The thief concealed the jewels in a sock.↗ · Do not conceal mistakes; tell the teacher.↗ · The trapdoor was concealed under a rug.↗ · He could not conceal how nervous he was.↗ · The map was concealed inside the old book.↗ · “Good-evening, Beauty,” she answered cheerfully and managed to conceal her terror.↗ · And Judah said unto his brethren: 'What profit is it if we slay our brother and conceal his blood?↗ (Torah GEN.37.26, JPS 1917)↗ · thou shalt not consent unto him, nor hearken unto him; neither shall thine eye pity him, neither shalt thou spare, neither shalt thou conceal him; (Torah DEU.13.8, JPS 1917)↗ · Thou hast a beloved one in the world, wilt thou conceal anythinij from him ?"↗ Directly, the Holy On blessed be He said, 'Shall I conceal from Abraham?' and consulted the Torah.↗ (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))↗ · I will teach you concerning the hand of God; that which is with the Almighty will I not conceal.↗ (Writings JOB.27.11, JPS 1917)↗ · It is the glory of God to conceal a thing; but the glory of kings is to search out a matter.↗ (Writings PRO.25.2, JPS 1917)↗ · Thou hidest them in the covert of Thy presence from the plottings of man; Thou concealest them in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.↗ (Writings PSA.31.21, JPS 1917)↗

concealed — Everyday, meaning 1: (formal) Concealed means hidden, kept out of sight.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (formal) To have concealed something is to have hidden it or kept it secret.↗ Example: The road sign said "Concealed entrance ahead".↗ · The treasure was concealed under the floor.↗ · A concealed door led to a secret room.↗ · The owl was well concealed in the tree.↗ · He concealed his fear with a smile.↗ · Drive slowly near a concealed driveway.↗ · The camera was concealed in a smoke alarm.↗ · She concealed the present behind her back.↗ · They led him to the spot where the money was concealed.↗ · the founder of the concealed and fundamental ideas of holiness and of their stages of preparation.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)↗ · There is also a spatial-anatomical parallelism between the terms employed by the SY: the tongue concealed above, the genitals concealed below.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)↗ · Both items refer to anatomical hiddenness: the word emerging from the tongue, hidden in the mouth, and circumcision of the genitals, the concealed lower organs revealed during circumcision.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)↗ · Though his hatred be concealed with deceit, his wickedness shall be revealed before the congregation.↗ (Writings PRO.26.26, JPS 1917)↗ · For Mine eyes are upon all their ways, they are not hid from My face; Neither is their iniquity concealed from Mine eyes.↗ (Prophets JER.16.17, JPS 1917)↗ · I have not hid Thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared Thy faithfulness and Thy salvation; I have not concealed Thy mercy and Thy truth from the great congregation.↗ (Writings PSA.40.11, JPS 1917)↗

concealment — Everyday, meaning 1: Concealment is the act of hiding something or keeping it secret.↗ e.g. "the concealment of the stolen jewels".↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Concealment is also a hiding place or cover.↗ e.g. "the soldiers stayed in concealment".↗ Example: The frog's green skin gives it concealment among the leaves.↗ · The thief's concealment of the money was discovered.↗ · The rabbit stayed in concealment until the fox left.↗ · The bushes made a good place of concealment.↗ · The detective proved the butler's concealment of the letter.↗ · Hiding the truth from your parents is a kind of concealment.↗ · An archer, who saw the Eagle from a place of concealment, took an accurate aim and wounded him mortally.↗

concede — Everyday, meaning 1: To concede is to admit, often unwillingly, that something is true: «He conceded that I was right».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To concede a goal or points is to let the other team score.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To concede defeat is to admit you have lost.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (formal) To concede something is to give it up or allow it.↗ Example: Our team conceded two goals in the first half.↗ · She finally conceded that she had been wrong.↗ · The candidate conceded defeat.↗ · I'll concede that your plan is better.↗ · The king conceded land to his enemy.↗ · We didn't concede a single point all game.↗

conceit — Everyday, meaning 1: Thinking far too well of yourself; being too proud of how clever, good-looking or important you are.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (in poetry, formal) a clever, surprising comparison or idea.↗ Example: Toad's conceit grew with every song he sang about himself.↗ · Her conceit made her hard to like.↗ · He was clever, but without any conceit.↗ · The hare's conceit made him lose the race.↗ · «I'm the best,» he said, full of conceit.↗ · The story warns against pride and conceit.↗ · The poet used a clever conceit, comparing love to a compass.↗ · The smaller the mind the greater the conceit.↗ · The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as a high wall in his own conceit.↗ (Writings PRO.18.11, JPS 1917)↗

conceited — Everyday, meaning 1: Too proud of yourself; thinking you are cleverer, better-looking or more important than you are.↗ Example: Toad was so conceited that he wrote songs about himself.↗ · She is clever but not at all conceited.↗ · Don't be conceited just because you won.↗ · The conceited peacock spread his tail for everyone to admire.↗ · Badger told Toad to stop being so conceited.↗ · It sounded conceited when he said he was the best player in the school.↗ · Nobody likes a conceited winner.↗ · "How conceited you are!" exclaimed the beetle.↗

conceive — Everyday, meaning 1: To form an idea or plan in the mind; to imagine or understand.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To begin to have a feeling, such as love or respect, for someone.↗ Example: I cannot conceive how the cat got on the roof.↗ · The king conceived a strong affection for her.↗ · They conceived a great respect for her wisdom.↗ · And Bilhah conceived, and bore Jacob a son.↗ (Torah GEN.30.5, JPS 1917)↗ · And Leah conceived again, and bore a sixth son to Jacob.↗ (Torah GEN.30.19, JPS 1917)↗ · And Bilhah Rachel's handmaid conceived again, and bore Jacob a second son.↗ (Torah GEN.30.7, JPS 1917)↗ · And she conceived again, and bore a daughter.↗ (Prophets HOS.1.6, JPS 1917)↗ · They conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity, and their belly prepareth deceit.↗ (Writings JOB.15.35, JPS 1917)↗ · Now when she had weaned Lo-ruhamah, she conceived, and bore a son.↗ (Prophets HOS.1.8, JPS 1917)↗

concentrate — Everyday, meaning 1: To give all your attention and thinking to one thing (concentrate on your work).↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To bring or gather many things or people into one place.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To make a liquid stronger by removing water.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: Concentrate (noun): a strong form of a liquid that you add water to before using, like juice concentrate.↗ Example: Please concentrate on your maths for ten minutes.↗ · I can't concentrate when the TV is on.↗ · Close your eyes and concentrate on your breathing.↗ · Most people in the country are concentrated in the big cities.↗ · Mix one cup of orange concentrate with three cups of water.↗ · Concentrate when you cross the road and put your phone away.↗ · Salty sea water becomes more concentrated as it evaporates.↗

concentration — Everyday, meaning 1: Giving all your attention to one thing: the puzzle needs concentration.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (science) The amount of a substance in a liquid or mixture: a high concentration of salt.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A large number of people or things in one place: a concentration of shops in the town centre.↗ Example: Chess needs a lot of concentration.↗ · The noise broke my concentration.↗ · Sea water has a higher concentration of salt than river water.↗ · Adding more water lowers the concentration of the squash.↗ · There is a concentration of cafés near the station.↗ · Her concentration lasted for the whole test.↗ · 20 g of sugar in 100 ml is a higher concentration than 20 g in 200 ml.↗

concept — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: An idea or thought about how something is.↗ Example: Perhaps capturing an intermediary concept between the immaterial divine imminence and the material wind is ‘wisp’, meaning both a small breeze and a phantom presence, but ‘Holy Wisp’ is a rather underwhelming expression.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)↗

conception — Everyday, meaning 1: Conception is the moment when a baby starts to grow inside its mother, when a sperm joins an egg.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A conception is an idea or understanding of something, how you picture it in your mind.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Conception is the start or the first forming of a plan or an idea.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (church) The Immaculate Conception is a Catholic belief that Mary, the mother of Jesus, was free from sin from the start of her life.↗ Example: Pregnancy lasts about nine months from conception to birth.↗ · A baby begins to form at conception.↗ · He had no conception of how big the ocean really is.↗ · From its conception, the park was meant for children.↗ · It is a common misconception that bats are blind.↗ · Catholics celebrate the Immaculate Conception of Mary.↗ · The Lares Familiares were a much more pleasing conception.↗ · The conception of Creation as a network of ontological interdependencies is perhaps apparent in the ‘231 gates’ referred to above in SY 2:4; see also SY 6:2.]↗ How did He combine them?↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)↗ · P. 12 1.↗ 25 For conceptions read conceptions (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))↗ · As for Ephraim, their glory shall fly away like a bird; there shall be no birth, and none with child, and no conception.↗ (Prophets HOS.9.11, JPS 1917)↗ · So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife; and he went in unto her, and the LORD gave her conception, and she bore a son.↗ (Writings RUT.4.13, JPS 1917)↗

concern — Everyday, meaning 1: (noun) A worry about something.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (verb) To worry someone.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (verb) To be about something or to involve someone.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (noun) Something that is your business or responsibility.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: (noun, formal) A business or company.↗ Example: If you have any concerns, talk to your teacher.↗ · Her cough concerned her mum.↗ · This story concerns a boy and his dog.↗ · It's no concern of yours what I do.↗ · As far as I'm concerned, the game was fair.↗ · The doctor was concerned about his high temperature.↗ · The letter concerns the school trip.↗ · My main concern is getting home safely.↗ · The Innkeeper asked him in some concern what ailed him.↗ · And Moses said unto them: 'Stay ye, that I may hear what the LORD will command concerning you.'↗ (Torah NUM.9.8, JPS 1917)↗ · And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and swore to him concerning this matter.↗ (Torah GEN.24.9, JPS 1917)↗ · If thou shalt hear tell concerning one of thy cities, which the LORD thy God giveth thee to dwell there, saying: (Torah DEU.13.12, JPS 1917)↗ · The burden concerning the Valley of Vision.↗ (Prophets ISA.22.1, JPS 1917)↗ · And let it repent Thee concerning Thy servants.↗ (Writings PSA.90.13, JPS 1917)↗ · And concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite thou shalt speak, saying: (Prophets JER.29.24, JPS 1917)↗

concert — Everyday, meaning 1: A concert is a show where people play music or sing for an audience.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: «In concert» also means working together.↗ Example: 500 people came to the concert.↗ · A concert ticket costs $12.↗ · The concert lasted 2 hours.↗ · They sold 80 tickets for the school concert.↗ · Our class sang at the winter concert.↗ · The concert starts at 7 o'clock.↗ · The band played at an outdoor concert.↗ · We clapped at the end of the concert.↗ · And she was invited to the concert in the evening--the family concert; great enthusiasm and thin voices; we know the sort of thing.↗

concession — Everyday, meaning 1: Something you agree to give up or allow in order to end an argument or reach a deal: «Both sides made concessions».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Admitting that someone else is right or that you have lost: «a concession speech».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (UK, Australia) A cheaper price for certain people, such as children, students or older people: «concession tickets».↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (US, Canada) A stall or small shop selling food and drinks at a cinema, stadium or fair: «the concession stand».↗ Everyday, meaning 5: (business, law) A right given by a government or owner to do business or use land, such as to drill for oil.↗ Example: Children and pensioners pay the concession price at the pool.↗ · We bought hot dogs at the concession stand during the game.↗ · After hours of talks, both sides made concessions.↗ · The loser gave a polite concession speech after the election.↗ · As a concession, Mum let us stay up for ten more minutes.↗ · Can I get a concession fare with my student card?↗ · The company won a concession to run the railway.↗