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# capsize

«capsize» in Mova's school dictionary: **Of a boat: to turn over in the water so that the bottom…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb (capsize, capsizes, capsized, capsizing)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Of a boat: to turn over in the water so that the bottom is on top. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/capsize/#m1)

2) To make a boat turn over. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/capsize/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

Used in sailing, water safety and stories of the sea and rivers. Safety: if a small boat capsizes, stay with the boat and hold on, and always wear a life jacket. In The Wind in the Willows Mole grabs the oars, the boat capsizes, and the Rat has to pull him out of the river.

### examples

- The little boat capsized in the strong wind. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/capsize/#x1)
- Mole tried to row and capsized the boat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/capsize/#x2)
- If your canoe capsizes, hold on to it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/capsize/#x3)
- A big wave nearly capsized the ferry. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/capsize/#x4)
- We practised what to do if the dinghy capsized. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/capsize/#x5)
- Don't stand up in the boat or it will capsize. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/capsize/#x6)
- Everyone was wearing life jackets when the raft capsized. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/capsize/#x7)
- The children watched the toy boat capsize in the bath. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/capsize/#x8)
- As they neared the coast of Attica a great storm burst upon them, and the ship capsized. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/capsize/#x9)

### note

Regular verb: capsized, capsizing (drop the e before -ing). Used for boats, not cars (a car «overturns» or «rolls over»). Spelled with -ize in both UK and US English.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «capsize» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/capsize/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.