"pretan" meaning in English

See pretan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: pretans [present, singular, third-person], pretanning [participle, present], pretanned [participle, past], pretanned [past]
Etymology: pre- + tan Etymology templates: {{pre|en|pre|tan}} pre- + tan Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} pretan (third-person singular simple present pretans, present participle pretanning, simple past and past participle pretanned)
  1. (transitive) To tan lightly or partially, in preparation for full tanning. Tags: transitive Related terms: pretannage
    Sense id: en-pretan-en-verb-nY2mfIGy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pre-

Inflected forms

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