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# conn

abbreviation and noun (Conn. — Connecticut; the conn — on a ship)

«conn» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (abbreviation) Conn. is an old short form of Connecticut, a state in the north-east of the USA (the postal code is CT). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conn/#m1)
2. (nautical) The conn is the control of a ship's steering and movement; the officer «with the conn» gives the orders to the helmsman. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conn/#m2)
3. (a name) A short name, such as part of Irish names like Conn (a legendary Irish king, Conn of the Hundred Battles). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conn/#m3)

### In the lessons

Children may meet «Conn.» in old addresses, maps and history books about the USA, and «the conn» in sea stories and films set on ships and submarines («You have the conn»). It tells the reader about a US state or who is steering a ship.

### Examples

- Hartford, Conn., is the capital of Connecticut. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conn/#x1)
- "You have the conn," the captain told the officer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conn/#x2)
- The officer took the conn as the submarine dived. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conn/#x3)
- Today letters to Connecticut use the code CT, not Conn. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conn/#x4)
- In Irish legend, Conn of the Hundred Battles was a high king. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conn/#x5)
- The old map wrote "Conn." beside the state. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conn/#x6)
- Conn gave the signal and his guests seated themselves. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conn/#x7)

### Note

As an abbreviation it has a capital and full stop: «Conn.». «The conn» is a sea word, not everyday English. Not a short form of «con» (a trick) or «cone».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «conn» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conn/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«conn» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/conn.html) on Mova free.