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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Very much like an election, in other words, only one populated with women who were scalpel-sculpted, lifted, tanned and tucked to surgical specifications.
From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026
Ulrich Siegmund, tanned and smiling, chatted enthusiastically with the crowd, at one point kneeling to speak with a child in a wheelchair.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
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
Within minutes of the announcement, memories of the elegant and tanned designer began to flood social media.
From Barron's ● Jan. 19, 2026
I tanned with the Object at the Little Club.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
