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overtan

overtan verb: to tan excessively.

Verb

overtan (third-person singular simple present overtans, present participle overtanning, simple past and past participle overtanned)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To tan excessively.

Forms of overtan

third-person singular presentovertans
present participleovertanning
past participleovertanned
pastovertanned

Origin of overtan

From over- + tan.

Questions about overtan

What does overtan mean?
Overtan means to tan excessively.
What part of speech is overtan?
Overtan is a verb.
What is the past tense of overtan?
The past tense of overtan is overtanned.

Words near overtan in the dictionary

  1. overtalker
  2. overtalkers
  3. overtalking
  4. overtalks
  5. overtame
  6. overtan
  7. overtanned
  8. overtanning
  9. overtans
  10. overtare
  11. overtares

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