English Explanatory Dictionary

conn

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The duty of directing a ship, usually used with the verb to have or to take and accompanied by the article "the."
verb
  1. To direct a ship; to superintend the steering of (a vessel); to watch the course of (a vessel) and direct the helmsman how to steer (especially through a channel, etc, rather than steer a compass direction).
name
  1. Abbreviation of Connecticut.

Pronunciation

/kɑn/ /kɒn/

Word forms

conn conns con conning conned

Etymology

Variant of cond, from Middle English conduen, condien, from Anglo-Norman conduire, from Latin condūcō (“lead, bring or draw together”), from con- (“with, together”) + dūcō (“lead”). Doublet of conduce.

Derived words

have the conn take the conn conning line conning officer conning tower
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