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Definition: Meaning of, tan in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / tan /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
tan tanned tanned
Present Participle Third Person Singular
tanning tans
  1. [intransitive and transitive] if you tan, or if the sun tans you, your skin becomes darker because you spend time in the sun
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  2. [transitive] to make animal skin into leather by treating it with TANNIN (= a kind of acid)
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Singular Plural
tan tans
  1. [countable] the attractive brown colour that someone with pale skin gets after they have been in the sun [=  suntan]
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  2. [uncountable] a light yellowish-brown colour
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Positive Comparative Superlative
tan tanner tannest
  1. having a light yellowish-brown colour
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  2. American English having darker skin after spending time in the sun [=  tanned]
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tan used in phrases

  • Black and Tan (noun)
    1. who wore a uniform that was black and tan an English recruit serving in the Irish constabulary to suppress the Sinn Fein rebellion of 1919 to 1921
  • black-and-tan (adjective)
    1. having a pattern of black and tan
  • black-and-tan coonhound (noun)
    1. american breed of large powerful hound dogs used for hunting raccoons and other game
  • black-and-tan terrier (noun)
    1. a breed of short-haired rat terrier with a black-and-tan coat that was developed in Manchester, England
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tan used in phrasal verbs

  • tangle up (phrasal verb)
  • tangle with (phrasal verb)
    1. tangle with someone to become involved in a fight or an argument with someone
  • tank up (phrasal verb)
    1. to fill a vehicle with petrol
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