shipwreck
shipwreck · shipwrecks · shipwrecked · shipwrecking
To wreck a boat through a collision or other mishapTo wreck a boat through a collision or other mishap.
/ˈʃɪpɹɛk/
» Tom survived three shipwrecks.
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1 sensesTo wreck a boat through a collision or other mishap.
More definitions
- destroy a ship
- cause to experience shipwreck
- suffer failure, as in some enterprise
- ruin utterly
Examples
22 sentencesTranslations
5 languagesOrigin
From Middle English schipwrak, from Old English sċipwræc (“jetsam”), equivalent to ship +From Middle English schipwrak, from Old English sċipwræc (“jetsam”), equivalent to ship + wrack. Cognate with Scots schip-wrak (“to shipwreck”, verb), Dutch scheepswrak (“shipwreck”), German Schiffswrack (“shipwreck”), Swedish skeppsvrak (“shipwreck”), Danish skibsvrag (“shipwreck”). Modern form is due to influence from wreck.
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Forms
shipwrecks, shipwrecking, shipwrecked, shipwrecked| Base form | shipwreck · to shipwreck |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | shipwrecks |
| Present participle | shipwrecking |
| Past simple | shipwrecked |
| Past participle | shipwrecked |
regular · Lesson
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedcastaway
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle