Tan - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|tæn|
Brit.
|tæn|
noun
- a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun (syn: burn, sunburn, suntan)
- a light brown the color of topaz (syn: topaz)
- ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle (syn: tangent)
- a light brown the color of topaz (syn: topaz)
- ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle (syn: tangent)
verb
- treat skins and hides with tannic acid so as to convert them into leather
- get a tan, from wind or sun (syn: bronze)
- get a tan, from wind or sun (syn: bronze)
adjective
- of a light yellowish-brown color
Extra examples
He threatened to tan my hide if I didn't do what he told me to do.
...Grandpa told us that when he was a kid, if he misbehaved at all, his father would tan his backside with a belt....
I can't believe how tan she is!
I got a tan on my vacation.
His face all tanned with scorching sunny ray.
She has a pale skin which doesn't tan easily.
I wish I could get a tan like that.
She arrived home tan and rested.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: tan
he/she/it: tans
present participle: tanning
past tense: tanned
past participle: tanned
I/you/we/they: tan
he/she/it: tans
present participle: tanning
past tense: tanned
past participle: tanned
noun
singular: tan
plural: tans
singular: tan
plural: tans
adjective
comparative: tanner
superlative: tannest
comparative: tanner
superlative: tannest
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