Meaning of "capsize" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CAPSIZE

Of uncertain origin.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF CAPSIZE

capsize  [kæpˈsaɪz]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CAPSIZE

Capsize is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb capsize in English.

WHAT DOES CAPSIZE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Capsizing

Capsizing is when a boat or ship is turned on its side or it is upside down. The act of reversing a capsized vessel is called righting. If a capsized vessel has enough flotation to prevent sinking, it may recover on its own if the stability is such that it is not stable inverted. Vessels of this design are called self-righting.

Definition of capsize in the English dictionary

The definition of capsize in the dictionary is to overturn accidentally; upset.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CAPSIZE

PRESENT

Present

I capsize

you capsize

he/she/it capsizes

we capsize

you capsize

they capsize

Present continuous

I am capsizing

you are capsizing

he/she/it is capsizing

we are capsizing

you are capsizing

they are capsizing

Present perfect

I have capsized

you have capsized

he/she/it has capsized

we have capsized

you have capsized

they have capsized

Present perfect continuous

I have been capsizing

you have been capsizing

he/she/it has been capsizing

we have been capsizing

you have been capsizing

they have been capsizing

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I capsized

you capsized

he/she/it capsized

we capsized

you capsized

they capsized

Past continuous

I was capsizing

you were capsizing

he/she/it was capsizing

we were capsizing

you were capsizing

they were capsizing

Past perfect

I had capsized

you had capsized

he/she/it had capsized

we had capsized

you had capsized

they had capsized

Past perfect continuous

I had been capsizing

you had been capsizing

he/she/it had been capsizing

we had been capsizing

you had been capsizing

they had been capsizing

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will capsize

you will capsize

he/she/it will capsize

we will capsize

you will capsize

they will capsize

Future continuous

I will be capsizing

you will be capsizing

he/she/it will be capsizing

we will be capsizing

you will be capsizing

they will be capsizing

Future perfect

I will have capsized

you will have capsized

he/she/it will have capsized

we will have capsized

you will have capsized

they will have capsized

Future perfect continuous

I will have been capsizing

you will have been capsizing

he/she/it will have been capsizing

we will have been capsizing

you will have been capsizing

they will have been capsizing

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would capsize

you would capsize

he/she/it would capsize

we would capsize

you would capsize

they would capsize

Conditional continuous

I would be capsizing

you would be capsizing

he/she/it would be capsizing

we would be capsizing

you would be capsizing

they would be capsizing

Conditional perfect

I would have capsize

you would have capsize

he/she/it would have capsize

we would have capsize

you would have capsize

they would have capsize

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been capsizing

you would have been capsizing

he/she/it would have been capsizing

we would have been capsizing

you would have been capsizing

they would have been capsizing

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you capsize
we let´s capsize
you capsize

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to capsize

Past participle

capsized

Present Participle

capsizing

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «CAPSIZE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «capsize» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of capsize

invert · keel over · overturn · turn over · turn turtle · upset

TRANSLATION OF CAPSIZE

Find out the translation of capsize to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of capsize from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «capsize» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 倾覆
• Translator English - Spanish: volcar
• English: capsize
• Translator English - Hindi: उलटना
• Translator English - Arabic: يَنْقَلِبُ
• Translator English - Russian: опрокидывать(ся)
• Translator English - Portuguese: virar de cabeça para baixo
• Translator English - Bengali: উলটান
• Translator English - French: chavirer
• Translator English - Malay: Melumpuhkan
• Translator English - German: kentern
• Translator English - Japanese: 転覆する
• Translator English - Korean: 뒤집히다
• Translator English - Javanese: Kapitalisasi
• Translator English - Vietnamese: lật úp
• Translator English - Tamil: வீழ்த்து
• Translator English - Marathi: उलथापालथ
• Translator English - Turkish: değişivermek
• Translator English - Italian: capovolgersi
• Translator English - Polish: wywrócić
• Translator English - Ukrainian: перевертати
• Translator English - Romanian: a se răsturna
• Translator English - Greek: αναποδογυρίζω
• Translator English - Afrikaans: omslaan
• Translator English - Swedish: kapsejsa
• Translator English - Norwegian: kantre

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CAPSIZE»

Discover the use of capsize in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to capsize and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Three Ways to Capsize a Boat: An Optimist Afloat

Describes the author's unlikely job as a Cornish Crabber, work that required him to learn how to sail during a voyage around the Greek Islands.

Chris Stewart, 2010

Capsize

Comprising 16 fiction and ten non-fiction titles, the 25 books at each level span a two-year reading age and the three-tier levelling system within each level facilitates an accurate match of reading ability and text.

Susan Griffiths, 2000

Capsize of the San Mateo

Capsize of the San Mateo Morro Bay, California True Story told b y Herb Easb Artwork by Core y Boebler On February 16, 1 983 twenty-three middle school children and nine adults ventured out to sea for an ordinary whale watching adventure ...

Herb Eash

Capsize: A Story of Survival in the North Atlantic

Describes the crew's attempts to survive high seas, gale-force winds, and cold and tells of the inventiveness, friendship, and hope which sustained them This is no ordinary book about a cruise in a sailing yacht.

Nicolas Angel, 1981

Contemporary Ideas on Ship Stability and Capsizing in Waves

approximately 550 seconds of simulation. In consideration of the sum of the two FTLE for both capsize and non-capsize runs, it is found that over the entire simulation time the maximum value for FTLE1 + FTLE2 for the capsize case is positive, ...

Marcelo Almeida Santos Neves, 2011

Don't Rock the Boat, Capsize It: Loving the Church Too Much ...

Rick Bundschuh gives us a clear reminder that we aren't here to do church, we're here to be the church.

Rick Bundschuh, 2005

Bw Yr 4 Health: Capsize

Deep in the icy, cold Southern Indian Ocean, a lone yachtswoman is sailing though a fierce storm.

Susan Griffiths, 1999

Risk-Based Ship Design: Methods, Tools and Applications

Figure 2.45 presents schematically typical probability curves for time to capsize/ sink and for surviving a given sea state (represented by significant wave height, Hs) corresponding to a damaged vessel subjected to progressive flooding as a ...

Apostolos Papanikolaou, 2009

Rethinking Corporate Crime

The Department of Transport Report (1987) into the capsize of the Herald of Free Enterprise provides an instructive case study. The Herald capsized outside of Zeebrugge after water entered through its open bow doors and destabilised the ...

James Gobert, Maurice Punch, 2003

Eastern Arctic Kayaks: History, Design, Technique

After having reached as far forward as possible, the kayaker is leaning well forward during the capsize. As soon as the capsize is completed, the kayaker sweeps the paddle outward and swings the torso outward and backward to finish the roll ...

‎2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CAPSIZE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term capsize is used in the context of the following news items.

'Fortunate' boaters rescued after capsize

A family of seven was boating just off Cape Henlopen when the wind suddenly came up Monday afternoon, a wave swept over the bow, the ... «The News Journal, Jul 15»

Lifeboat Launched Following Tresco Capsize

lifeboat May 2015 The St Mary's lifeboat under the command of 2nd Coxswain Peter Hicks was launched just before 4pm this afternoon. «ScillyToday, Jul 15»

Liberian Leader Consoles the Philippines on Motorboat Capsize

You are here. Home ›. Liberian Leader Consoles the Philippines on Motorboat Capsize. Error message. Warning: Invalid argument supplied for ... «Global News Network, Jul 15»

Ohio River Capsize: Two Dead, Search for Three Missing Continues

The Coast Guard reopened almost 4 miles of the Ohio River near Louisville, Kentucky, on Sunday as crews continued to search for three ... «NBCNews.com, Jul 15»

Asia Briefs: Philippine ferry capsize: Death toll rises to 61

Rescuers tie a rope to the capsized vessel MBCA Kim-Nirvana near a port in Ormoc city, central Philippines, on July 3, 2015. PHOTO: REUTERS. Published. «The Straits Times, Jul 15»

3 boats carrying coco lumber capsize off Aurora amid Storm Egay's …

Three boats carrying some 500 pieces of coco lumber capsized in Casiguran, Aurora on Sunday due to the strong winds from Severe Tropical ... «GMA News, Jul 15»

Philippine Ferry Fiasco: Overloading Blamed For Capsize

A relative of a victim weeps as rescuers search for missing passengers at the capsized vessel MBCA Kim-Nirvana near a port in Ormoc city, ... «malaysiandigest.com, Jul 15»

38 dead, 15 missing after ferry capsizes in the Philippines

Investigators will examine what caused the boat to capsize. A CNN Philippines reporter quoted the coast guard as saying the boat had left port ... «CNN, Jul 15»

Dozens dead in Philippines ferry capsize

Rescue workers are still searching for survivors after a ferry capsize in the Philippines that killed at least 36 people. Mana Rabiee reports. «Reuters, Jul 15»

Coast Guard Says 36 Dead, 19 Missing, 118 Rescued in Ferry …

Share. 0. Associated Press. Coast guard says 36 dead, 19 missing, 118 rescued in ferry capsize in Philippines. «ABC News, Jul 15»