tan

Universal Words verb, noun, adjective, abbreviation verb (-nn-) 1 if a person or their skin tans or is tanned, they become brown as a result of spending time in the sun: [V] My skin tans really easily. [also VN] 2 [VN] to make animal skin into leather by treating it with chemicals IDIOMS see HIDEn. noun 1 [U] a yellowish-brown colour 2 (also suntan) [C] the brown colour that sb with pale skin goes when they have been in the sun: to get a tan * My tan's fading already. adjective yellowish brown in colour abbreviation (mathematics) TANGENT