thaw
thaws
thawing
thawed
Thaw means to become unfrozen or warmer. Regular verb: thaw-thawed-thawed.
Meanings
- To become unfrozen
- To warm up
- To become friendlier
Common Collocations
thaw out
thaw meat
relations thaw
spring thaw
Tip for Learners
Thaw can mean defrost or become friendlier. "Relations between them began to thaw."
Present Simple
| I | thaw |
| you | thaw |
| he/she/it | thaws |
| we | thaw |
| they | thaw |
Examples - Present Simple
- I thaw the meat before cooking.
- You thaw the pipes.
- She thaws her heart.
- We thaw the frozen food.
- They thaw relations.
Present Continuous
| I | am thawing |
| you | are thawing |
| he/she/it | is thawing |
| we | are thawing |
| they | are thawing |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am thawing the meat.
- You are thawing the pipes.
- She is thawing her heart.
- We are thawing the food.
- They are thawing relations.
Present Perfect
| I | have thawed |
| you | have thawed |
| he/she/it | has thawed |
| we | have thawed |
| they | have thawed |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have thawed the meat.
- You have thawed the pipes.
- She has thawed her heart.
- We have thawed the food.
- They have thawed relations.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been thawing |
| you | have been thawing |
| he/she/it | has been thawing |
| we | have been thawing |
| they | have been thawing |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been thawing the meat.
- You have been thawing the pipes.
- She has been thawing her heart.
- We have been thawing food.
- They have been thawing relations.
Past Simple
| I | thawed |
| you | thawed |
| he/she/it | thawed |
| we | thawed |
| they | thawed |
Examples - Past Simple
- I thawed the meat.
- You thawed the pipes.
- She thawed her heart.
- We thawed the food.
- They thawed relations.
Past Continuous
| I | was thawing |
| you | were thawing |
| he/she/it | was thawing |
| we | were thawing |
| they | were thawing |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was thawing the meat.
- You were thawing the pipes.
- She was thawing her heart.
- We were thawing the food.
- They were thawing relations.
Past Perfect
| I | had thawed |
| you | had thawed |
| he/she/it | had thawed |
| we | had thawed |
| they | had thawed |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had thawed the meat.
- You had thawed the pipes.
- She had thawed her heart.
- We had thawed the food.
- They had thawed relations.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been thawing |
| you | had been thawing |
| he/she/it | had been thawing |
| we | had been thawing |
| they | had been thawing |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been thawing the meat.
- You had been thawing the pipes.
- He had been thawing his heart.
- We had been thawing food.
- They had been thawing relations.
Future Simple
| I | will thaw |
| you | will thaw |
| he/she/it | will thaw |
| we | will thaw |
| they | will thaw |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will thaw the meat.
- You will thaw the pipes.
- She will thaw her heart.
- We will thaw the food.
- They will thaw relations.
Future Continuous
| I | will be thawing |
| you | will be thawing |
| he/she/it | will be thawing |
| we | will be thawing |
| they | will be thawing |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be thawing the meat.
- You will be thawing the pipes.
- He will be thawing his heart.
- We will be thawing the food.
- They will be thawing relations.
Future Perfect
| I | will have thawed |
| you | will have thawed |
| he/she/it | will have thawed |
| we | will have thawed |
| they | will have thawed |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have thawed the meat.
- You will have thawed the pipes.
- She will have thawed her heart.
- We will have thawed the food.
- They will have thawed relations.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been thawing |
| you | will have been thawing |
| he/she/it | will have been thawing |
| we | will have been thawing |
| they | will have been thawing |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been thawing the meat.
- You will have been thawing the pipes.
- He will have been thawing his heart.
- We will have been thawing food.
- They will have been thawing relations.