tan
verb (used with object)
to convert (a hide) into leather, especially by soaking or steeping in a bath prepared from tanbark or synthetically.
tanned
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past participleof tan.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof tan.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
tanverb (used with object)to convert (a hide) into leather, especially by soaking or steeping in a bath prepared from tanbark or synthetically.
Example Sentences
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To the looksmaxxers, these peptides aren’t about health; they’re for shedding fat, building muscle, clearing up skin, and even getting tanned.
From Slate ● Jul. 29, 2026
NANTUCKET, Mass.—On a recent morning, a tanned Dave Portnoy appeared to be living his best rich-guy life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026
Within minutes of the announcement, memories of the elegant and tanned designer began to flood social media.
From Barron's ● Jan. 19, 2026
Her glowing, tanned skin shows off each of her well-defined muscle lines, the result of hours of weight training in the gym.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2025
I think that already he foresaw his livelihood being wrested from him, for he salted and tanned his own skins, making them into chaplis for those in the village who wore them.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
