thaw

Regular
Infinitive
thaw
Past Simple
thawed
Past Participle
thawed
-ing Form
thawing
3rd Person
thaws
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.
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