Definition & Meaning of "suntan"in English

Suntan

NOUN

the darkened or brown color of a person's skin that is caused by spending much time in the sun

tan

Grammatical Information

Animacy status

Abstract

Composition

Compound

Countable

Plural form

suntans

Examples

She returned from her tropical vacation with a deep suntan that made her glow.

to suntan

VERB

to cause one’s skin to become darker by exposure to the sun

bronze

tan

Intransitive

Grammatical Information

Composition

Compound

Action verb

Regular

Present tense

suntan

3rd person singular

suntans

Present participle

suntanning

Past simple

suntanned

Past participle

suntanned

Examples

She suntanned by the pool every afternoon during the vacation.

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Definition & Meaning of "suntan"in English

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