shipwreck
verb/ˈʃɪprek/
/ˈʃɪprek/
be shipwrecked
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they shipwreck | /ˈʃɪprek/ /ˈʃɪprek/ |
| he / she / it shipwrecks | /ˈʃɪpreks/ /ˈʃɪpreks/ |
| past simple shipwrecked | /ˈʃɪprekt/ /ˈʃɪprekt/ |
| past participle shipwrecked | /ˈʃɪprekt/ /ˈʃɪprekt/ |
| -ing form shipwrecking | /ˈʃɪprekɪŋ/ /ˈʃɪprekɪŋ/ |
- to be sailing in a ship that is then lost or destroyed at sea
- They were shipwrecked off the coast of Africa.
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