tan
Yellowish-brownYellowish-brown.
Meaning
2 sensesYellowish-brown.
a tan suit
Mine is the white car parked next to the tan pickup truck.
of a light yellowish-brown color
Having dark skin as a result of exposure to the sun or an artificial process intended to mimic this effect.
You’re looking very tan this week.
braun, sonnengebräunt
загоре́лыйzagorélyj
Examples
87 sentencesWhere did Tom get that tan?
Де Том так засмаг? — deniko
I'm trying to get a tan.
Я намагаюсь засмагнути. — older
ruЯ пытаюсь загореть. — odexed
Tom is very tan.
Том дуже загорілий. — deniko
I tanned myself on the beach.
ruЯ загорел на пляже. — Balamax
Tom was wearing baggy tan pants.
ruТом носил мешковатые бежевые штаны. — Smoky
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English tan, from Old French tan (“tanbark”), from Gaulish *tannos (“green oakFrom Middle English tan, from Old French tan (“tanbark”), from Gaulish *tannos (“green oak”) – compare Breton tann (“red oak”), Old Cornish tannen –, from Proto-Celtic *tannos (“green oak”), of uncertain origin, but perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *(s)dʰonu (“fir”). Per this hypothesis, related to Hittite [script needed] (tanau, “fir”), Latin femur, genitive feminis (“thigh”), German Tann (“woods”), Tanne (“fir”), Albanian thanë (“cranberry bush”), Ancient Greek θάμνος (thámnos, “thicket”), Avestan 𐬚𐬀𐬥𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬭𐬆 (θanuuar^ə), Sanskrit धनु (dhánu).
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Forms
tanner, tannestSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form