Meaning of "thaw" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD THAW

Old English thawian; related to Old High German douwen to thaw, Old Norse theyja to thaw, Latin tabēre to waste away.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF THAW

thaw  [θɔː]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF THAW

Thaw is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb thaw in English.

WHAT DOES THAW MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Thaw

Thaw refers to the process of melting, or: ▪ to go from a frozen to a liquid state ▪ to become free of the effect of cold as a result of exposure to warmth ▪ to be warm enough to melt ice and snow — used with it in reference to the weather ▪ to abandon aloofness, reserve, or hostility ▪ to become mobile, active, or susceptible to change Thaw or THAW may refer to...

Definition of thaw in the English dictionary

The first definition of thaw in the dictionary is to melt or cause to melt from a solid frozen state. Other definition of thaw is to become or cause to become unfrozen; defrost. Thaw is also to be the case that the ice or snow is melting.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO THAW

PRESENT

Present

I thaw

you thaw

he/she/it thaws

we thaw

you thaw

they thaw

Present continuous

I am thawing

you are thawing

he/she/it is thawing

we are thawing

you are thawing

they are thawing

Present perfect

I have thawed

you have thawed

he/she/it has thawed

we have thawed

you have thawed

they have thawed

Present perfect continuous

I have been thawing

you have been thawing

he/she/it has been thawing

we have been thawing

you have been thawing

they have been thawing

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I thawed

you thawed

he/she/it thawed

we thawed

you thawed

they thawed

Past continuous

I was thawing

you were thawing

he/she/it was thawing

we were thawing

you were thawing

they were thawing

Past perfect

I had thawed

you had thawed

he/she/it had thawed

we had thawed

you had thawed

they had thawed

Past perfect continuous

I had been thawing

you had been thawing

he/she/it had been thawing

we had been thawing

you had been thawing

they had been thawing

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will thaw

you will thaw

he/she/it will thaw

we will thaw

you will thaw

they will thaw

Future continuous

I will be thawing

you will be thawing

he/she/it will be thawing

we will be thawing

you will be thawing

they will be thawing

Future perfect

I will have thawed

you will have thawed

he/she/it will have thawed

we will have thawed

you will have thawed

they will have thawed

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

you will have been thawing

they will have been thawing

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would thaw

you would thaw

he/she/it would thaw

we would thaw

you would thaw

they would thaw

Conditional continuous

I would be thawing

you would be thawing

he/she/it would be thawing

we would be thawing

you would be thawing

they would be thawing

Conditional perfect

I would have thaw

you would have thaw

he/she/it would have thaw

we would have thaw

you would have thaw

they would have thaw

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been thawing

you would have been thawing

he/she/it would have been thawing

we would have been thawing

you would have been thawing

they would have been thawing

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you thaw
we let´s thaw
you thaw

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to thaw

Past participle

thawed

Present Participle

thawing

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «THAW»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «thaw» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of thaw

defrost · dissolve · liquefy · melt · soften · unfreeze · warm

TRANSLATION OF THAW

Find out the translation of thaw to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of thaw from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «thaw» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: > 融化
• Translator English - Spanish: derretirse
• English: thaw
• Translator English - Hindi: पिघलना
• Translator English - Arabic: ذوبان الجليد
• Translator English - Russian: оттепель
• Translator English - Portuguese: derreter-se
• Translator English - Bengali: গলা
• Translator English - French: fondre
• Translator English - Malay: Cair
• Translator English - German: tauen
• Translator English - Japanese: 解ける
• Translator English - Korean: 녹다
• Translator English - Javanese: Thaw
• Translator English - Vietnamese: làm cho tan
• Translator English - Tamil: மாந்திரீகம்
• Translator English - Marathi: जवळीक
• Translator English - Turkish: erime
• Translator English - Italian: sciogliersi
• Translator English - Polish: odwilż
• Translator English - Ukrainian: відлига
• Translator English - Romanian: dezgheț
• Translator English - Greek: απόψυξης
• Translator English - Afrikaans: ontdooi
• Translator English - Swedish: tö
• Translator English - Norwegian: tine

2 QUOTES WITH «THAW»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word thaw.

1

Aldo Leopold

One swallow does not make a summer, but one skein of geese, cleaving the murk of March thaw, is the Spring.

2

Leslie Nielsen

There were 15 people in the village, including five of us. If my father arrested somebody in the winter, he'd have to wait until the thaw to turn him in.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THAW»

Discover the use of thaw in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to thaw and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Thaw

When Dani's best friend Jake goes missing, she learns of how her friend's disappearance might be related to a mishap at a cryogenic experimentation facility, and the escape of an infamous cult leader and federal prisoner from cold storage.

Rick Jasper, 2010

Thaw

On Christmas Eve, 1898, a young woman gives birth while caught outside in a swirling blizzard. Thaw follows the unsettled life of this child, as she grows into a disquieting presence in tranquil Cupboard Cove.

Nicole Lundrigan, 2005

Thaw

As this threat grows more immediate, either Dane's icy mind will crack, or the young man will learn to thaw.

Monica Roe, 2009

The Many Lives of Khrushchev's Thaw: Experience and Memory ...

Bittner explores how the neighborhood changed during the period of ideological relaxation under Khrushchev that came to be known as the thaw.

Stephen V. Bittner, 2008

Thaw

Her introduction is included in the volume. The landscape of Thaw is America but the vast field of language is bravely Shakespearian.

Julie Sheehan, 2001

The Two of Us: My Life with John Thaw

Theirs was a sometimes turbulent, always passionate relationship, and in this remarkable book Sheila describes their love - weathering overwork and the pressures of celebrity, drink and cancer - with honesty and piercing intelligence, and ...

Sheila Hancock, 2009

Thaw

'Thaw' explores what makes any of our lives worth living. Can Red, the eccentric Russian artist Ruth commissions to paint her portrait, find a way to warm her frozen heart?

Fiona Robyn, 2009

The Long Thaw: How Humans are Changing the Next 100,000 ...

Carbon. Economics. and. Ethics. Humankind. has the potential to alter the climate of the Earth forhundreds of thousands of years into the future. That I feel can be said fairly confidently. But will we? Do social inertia, energy infrastructure, and ...

David Archer, 2009

Real images: Soviet cinema and the thaw

In this first comprehensive account of the relationship between politics and cinema in this period, Josephine Woll skillfully interweaves cultural history with film analysis to explore how movies at once responded to the changes around them ...

Josephine Woll, 2000

The Big Thaw: Travels in the Melting North

He combines the human and scientific narratives into a wonderful synthesis amplified by his won extensive travels through the North. Everyone interested in the implications of a warming planet should read this remarkable book.

Ed Struzik, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THAW»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term thaw is used in the context of the following news items.

UK eases travel advisory for visits to Iran as relations thaw; lowering …

LONDON – The British Foreign Office has eased its travel advisory on visits to Iran but urges caution. The new advisory issued Saturday still urges Britons to ... «Fox News, Jul 15»

THAW receives $1 million donation

The Heat and Warmth Fund, or THAW, announced Sunday that it has received the single largest non-utility, private gift in the organization's history. A $1 million ... «WDIV Detroit, May 15»

Oakland County Imposes Spring Thaw Weight Restrictions on Roads

“As the road subsurface thaws, the road's ability to carry weight is reduced,” explained RCOC Managing Director Dennis Kolar. “That means that a weight that ... «Patch.com, Mar 15»

THAW festival provides music and comedy for those who don't have …

THAW was promoted, in part, as an artsy alternative to State Patty's Day for ... that it might take some time and little better promotion for THAW to really catch fire. «PennLive.com, Feb 15»

Toronto tells residents to thaw frozen pipes with hair dryers during …

To restore water flow, city workers have to dig up and thaw the pipes using machines. "Toronto Water crews are working as hard as they can to respond to the ... «Business Insider, Feb 15»

Mobile home destroyed in fire after owner tried to thaw frozen pipes

Franklin fire officials said a resident used a propane torch to thaw frozen pipes and started a fire that destroyed a mobile home. «WSMV Nashville, Feb 15»

Fire injures residents trying to thaw pipe with torch in Wantagh home …

Two people who were thawing a frozen water pipe in the basement of their Wantagh home were hospitalized Monday, Feb. 16, 2015, after a fire broke out, ... «Newsday, Feb 15»

January Thaw: Arctic Air to Remain in Short Supply Again This Week …

Meteorologist Ari Sarsalari explains a phenomenon that occurs when sunlight is refracted through ice crystals, painting this spectacular scene in Red River, NM. «The Weather Channel, Jan 15»

Southwick man sets house on fire trying to thaw outdoor oil tank

SOUTHWICK - A Point Grove Road resident who felt the oil in an outdoor tank had frozen accidentally set his house on fire when he tried to thaw out the tank ... «MassLive.com, Jan 15»

Iran hails US-Cuba thaw as proof sanctions don't work

The call was a tentative step towards a thaw between the two countries, who have been engaged in tenuous nuclear talks along with other world powers. «Yahoo News, Dec 14»