capsize
verb (used with or without object)
to turn bottom up; overturn: With a strong kick he capsized the stool.
had capsized
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past perfectof capsize.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Oman officials said late on Monday that the oil tanker - Prestige Falcon - had capsized 25 nautical miles southeast of its Ras Madrakah peninsula.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2024
The coastguard vessel approached to a distance of about 70 metres from the Adriana and heard a lot of shouting, and in under seven minutes the trawler had capsized, according to the log.
From Reuters ● Jun. 30, 2023
The caller said that another panga boat had capsized, with eight to 10 people in the water.
From New York Times ● Mar. 12, 2023
Two weeks ago, the Coast Guard rescued one man from a ship that had capsized in the Gulf Stream after setting out for Florida from Bimini, an island in the Bahamas.
From Fox News ● Feb. 6, 2022
He looked over and saw that the wave had capsized the Lillian B. Womrath but that she had righted herself and was sailing on her course, close by.
From "Stuart Little" by E.B. White
