tan out
C1 informal inseparable intransitive
In simple words
When your skin colour becomes evenly brown from the sun all over.
Literal meaning: To tan all the way out — evenly and completely.
Meanings
1 C1 informal
For a suntan to develop evenly across the whole body or for uneven tan lines to fade and blend.
"After two weeks at the beach, her tan had finally tanned out and there were no more pale patches."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
A relatively uncommon and informal expression. Mostly used in casual conversation about sunbathing or skin tone changes. Can also describe the process of leather being tanned evenly throughout.
Commonly used with
skin evenly beach summer body
Forms
Base
tan out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
tans out
he/she/it
Past simple
taned out
yesterday
Past participle
taned out
have + pp
-ing form
taning out
continuous
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