Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to thatch
Participle: thatched
Gerund: thatching
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | thatch |
| you | thatch |
| he;she;it | thatches |
| we | thatch |
| you | thatch |
| they | thatch |
Perfect
| I | have thatched |
| you | have thatched |
| he;she;it | has thatched |
| we | have thatched |
| you | have thatched |
| they | have thatched |
Past
| I | thatched |
| you | thatched |
| he;she;it | thatched |
| we | thatched |
| you | thatched |
| they | thatched |
Pluperfect
| I | had thatched |
| you | had thatched |
| he;she;it | had thatched |
| we | had thatched |
| you | had thatched |
| they | had thatched |
Future
| I | will thatch |
| you | will thatch |
| he;she;it | will thatch |
| we | will thatch |
| you | will thatch |
| they | will thatch |
Future Perfect
| I | will have thatched |
| you | will have thatched |
| he;she;it | will have thatched |
| we | will have thatched |
| you | will have thatched |
| they | will have thatched |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | thatch |
| you | thatch |
| he;she;it | thatch |
| we | thatch |
| you | thatch |
| they | thatch |
Perfect
| I | have thatched |
| you | have thatched |
| he;she;it | have thatched |
| we | have thatched |
| you | have thatched |
| they | have thatched |
Imperfect
| I | thatched |
| you | thatched |
| he;she;it | thatched |
| we | thatched |
| you | thatched |
| they | thatched |
Pluperfect
| I | had thatched |
| you | had thatched |
| he;she;it | had thatched |
| we | had thatched |
| you | had thatched |
| they | had thatched |
Conditional
Present
| I | would thatch |
| you | would thatch |
| he;she;it | would thatch |
| we | would thatch |
| you | would thatch |
| they | would thatch |
Perfect
| I | would have thatched |
| you | would have thatched |
| he;she;it | would have thatched |
| we | would have thatched |
| you | would have thatched |
| they | would have thatched |
Imperative
| you | thatch |
| we | Let's thatch |
| you | thatch |
Verbs conjugated like 'thatch'
abash,
abolish,
abroach,
accomplish,
accroach,
address,
admix,
admonish,
ado,
adpress,
affamish,
affix,
alloo,
amass,
ambush,
anguish,
annex,
appeach,
appears,
approach, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'thatch'
hatch,
batch,
bethatch,
catch,
clatch,
cratch,
dethatch,
fratch,
hanch,
hitch,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. O.E.
þeccan "to cover," related to
þæc "roof, thatching material," from P.Gmc.
*thakan (cf. O.S.
thekkian, O.N.
þekja, O.Fris.
thekka, M.Du.
decken, O.H.G.
decchen, Ger.
decken "to cover"), from PIE
*(s)tog-/*(s)teg- "cover" (see stegosaurus). The noun is O.E.
þæc "roof, thatch," from the verb (cf. O.N.
þak, O.Fris.
thek, M.Du.
dak "roof," O.H.G.
dah, Ger.
Dach "roof").
2. From Middle English thacchen, from Old English þeċċan, þeċċean (“to cover”), from Proto-West Germanic *þakkjan, from Proto-Germanic *þakjaną (“to cover”), from Proto-Germanic *þaką (“cover, covering”, noun) (see above).
3. Cognate with West Frisian dekke, Dutch dekken, German decken, Danish tække, Swedish täcka. Alteration of vowel after Middle English perhaps due to the above noun. See: Middle English '
thacchen', Proto-Germanic '
*þakjaną', Dutch '
dekken', German, old spelling '
decken', Danish '
tække', Swedish '
täcka'.
Verbs referencing "thatch"
English
thug, Latin
tego, German, old spelling
decken, Luxembourgish
decken, Swedish
täcka, Danish
tække, Cimbrian dékhan.
Sample Sentences
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[...] for ’ em. Give our respects to ’ em, ” said John; “ tell ’ em it's no matter how soon they call,—make no kinder difference to us, ” said John, running his fingers through the shock of hair that thatched his head, and bursting out into a great laugh.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)