capsize
verb (used with or without object)
to turn bottom up; overturn: With a strong kick he capsized the stool.
capsizes
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present tense formof capsize (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Until that date is set we can only quote what Helly tells Mark S. before he turns on himself and capsizes our expectations.
From Salon ● Mar. 22, 2025
It is the latest in a string of migrant boat capsizes off Tunisia's coast in the last few days, with five others sinking in the past four days.
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2023
It’s been that kind of season for tech tycoon Larry Ellison’s globe-trotting league, which has seen crashes and capsizes galore among the world’s most accomplished skippers.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 25, 2022
In that scene, her character, Maria, falls into the water along with the seven Von Trapp children as the boat capsizes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2019
Shop signs swing toward the heat from their brackets; a potted hedge comes sliding across the rubble and capsizes.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
