"tan" meaning in English

See tan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /tæn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tan.wav [UK] Forms: tan [positive], tanner [comparative], tannest [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj|tan|tanner|tannest}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To be tan in color.
    Sense id: simple-tan-en-adj-JHMsKqYr

Noun

IPA: /tæn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tan.wav [UK] Forms: tan [singular], tans [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Tan is one of the colors people can see.
    Sense id: simple-tan-en-noun-YwfhJ8Fg
  2. A darkening of the skin from being in the sun.
    Sense id: simple-tan-en-noun-B8djT2LR

Verb

IPA: /tæn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tan.wav [UK] Forms: tan [canonical], tans [third-person, singular], tanned [past], tanned [past, participle], tanning [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|tan|n}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To turn an animal's skin into leather.
    Sense id: simple-tan-en-verb-OexFQfd4
  2. To lie in the sun to darken your skin.
    Sense id: simple-tan-en-verb-y1MlYK3A
  3. To use a tanning bed to darken your skin.
    Sense id: simple-tan-en-verb-r-7nw~eH
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