tan
tan
tÃĻn
tān
/tˈÃĻn/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "tan"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āϤāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻŸā§‡ āϰāĻ™, āϏ⧂āĻ°ā§āϝ⧇āϰ āφāϞ⧋āϤ⧇ āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāϕ⧇āϰ āĻ—āĻžāĻĸāĻŧ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

darkened or brown skin caused by long exposure to the sun
tan definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The sunburn eventually faded, leaving behind a lasting tan.
āϏāĻžāύāĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āύ āĻļ⧇āώ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻŽā§āϞāĻžāύ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϗ⧇āϞ, āĻĒāĻŋāĻ›āύ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧā§€ āĻŸā§āϝāĻžāύ āϰ⧇āϖ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻŸā§āϝāĻžāύ, āĻšāĻžāϞāĻ•āĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻŽā§€

a light brown shade that resembles the color of tanned leather
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Her shoes were a classic tan, which matched perfectly with her outfit.
āϤāĻžāϰ āϜ⧁āϤ⧋ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ•ā§āϞāĻžāϏāĻŋāĻ• āĻšāĻžāϞāĻ•āĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻŽā§€, āϝāĻž āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§‹āĻļāĻžāϕ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻĒ⧁āϰ⧋āĻĒ⧁āϰāĻŋ āĻŽāĻŋāϞ⧇ āϗ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āϤāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻŸā§‡, āϧ⧂āϏāϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻŽā§€

having a pale yellowish-brown color
tan definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The sand on the beach was a warm tan color in the sunlight.
āϏ⧈āĻ•āϤ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāϞāĻŋ āϏ⧂āĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāϞ⧋āϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āωāĻˇā§āĻŖ āĻŸā§āϝāĻžāύ āϰāϙ⧇āϰ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϤāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻŸā§‡, āĻ•āĻžāϞ⧋

describing skin that has become darker due to exposure to the sun
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She used a self-tanner to give her skin a natural tan look.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻ•āϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋāĻ• āĻŸā§āϝāĻžāύ āĻšā§‡āĻšāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏ⧇āϞāĻĢ-āĻŸā§āϝāĻžāύāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āϤāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻŸā§‡ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āϰ⧋āĻĻ⧇ āĻĒā§‹āĻĄāĻŧāĻž

(of a person or a person's skin) to become darkened or brown as a result of exposure to the sun
Intransitive
to tan definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He tanned quickly after just a few days at the beach.
āϏ⧈āĻ•āϤ⧇ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰ āĻ•āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ• āĻĻāĻŋāύ āĻĒāϰ⧇āχ āϏ⧇ āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āϤāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻŸā§‡ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϗ⧇āϞāĨ¤
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āϤāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻŸā§‡ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻŽā§€ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to darken or brown someone's skin as if exposed to the sun
Transitive: to tan someone's skin
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He tanned his body using a tanning lotion and sunbathing.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻŸā§āϝāĻžāύāĻŋāĻ‚ āϞ⧋āĻļāύ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϏāĻžāύāĻŦāĻžāĻĨāĻŋāĻ‚ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻļāϰ⧀āϰ āĻ•āĻžāϞ⧋ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āϚāĻžāĻŽāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϚāĻžāĻŽāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ•āϰāĻŖ

to transform raw animal hides into leather by treating them with tannic acid or other substances
Transitive: to tan animal hides
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After hunting, the trapper would tan the animal pelts to preserve them for use in clothing and blankets.
āĻļāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ, āĻŸā§āĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§‹āĻļāĻžāĻ• āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ•āĻŽā§āĻŦāϞ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻŖā§€āϰ āϚāĻžāĻŽāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āϏāĻ‚āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻŸā§āϝāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāϤāĨ¤
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āϚāĻžāĻŦ⧁āĻ• āĻŽāĻžāϰāĻž, āĻ•āĻ ā§‹āϰ āĻļāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to severely punish or discipline someone, often by beating or whipping them
Transitive: to tan sb
Old use
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
In the old days, a child who misbehaved might be tanned by the headmaster.
āĻĒ⧁āϰ⧋āύ⧋ āĻĻāĻŋāύ⧇, āϝ⧇ āĻļāĻŋāĻļ⧁āϟāĻŋ āĻ–āĻžāϰāĻžāĻĒ āφāϚāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāϤ āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻ• āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž āĻŽāĻžāϰāĻž āϝ⧇āϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĨ¤

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

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