capsize
verb (used with or without object)
to turn bottom up; overturn: With a strong kick he capsized the stool.
has capsized
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present perfectof capsize (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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A passenger boat with some 270 people on board has capsized off northern Cyprus, with a search and rescue operation under way.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
Snobbery, long a key tenet of college football, has capsized here and there and over there, too.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 2, 2022
“We do not know what happened yet. One of the ships has capsized and is upside down,” Jonas Franzen, press spokesman for the the Swedish Maritime Administration told Sweden’s Expressen daily.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 13, 2021
"We don’t know at this time exactly the mission they were on, our focus is that the vessel has capsized and we are trying to find the folks that remain unaccounted for," he said.
From Fox News ● Apr. 14, 2021
“Many a boat has capsized here. But I haven’t been secretly swimming in the channel every night for nothing. I know these rocks well. You’ve nothing to fear.”
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
