tan

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /tæn/

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Noun

Singular tan

Plural tans

1. Tan is one of the colors people can see.

2. A darkening of the skin from being in the sun.

   She still has a tan from her visit to Mexico.

Related words

• tanline

Adjective

Positive tan

Comparative tanner

Superlative tannest

This woman is tan.

1. To be tan in color.

Verb

Plain form tan

Third-person singular tans

Past tense tanned

Past participle tanned

Present participle tanning

This woman is tanning.

1. To turn an animal's skin into leather.
2. To lie in the sun to darken your skin.
3. To use a tanning bed to darken your skin.

Synonyms

• (lie in the sun) sunbathe