caption
To add captions to a text or illustrationTo add captions to a text or illustration.
» Put a caption on this photo.
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2 sensesTo add captions to a text or illustration.
Only once the drawing is done will the letterer caption it.
betiteln, titeln
To add captions to a film or broadcast.
- provide with a caption, as of a photograph or a drawing
Examples
11 sentencesPut a caption on this photo.
Why do people who aren't hard of hearing use closed captions?
Many people watch videos with closed captions for reasons other than hearing loss.
Some signs have a symbol and a separate caption.
Generate a concise and descriptive caption for this image.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Borrowed from Latin captiō (“deception, fraud”), from the past participle of capiō (“to taBorrowed from Latin captiō (“deception, fraud”), from the past participle of capiō (“to take, to seize”) (English capture). Compare Middle English capcioun (“seizure, capture”).
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Forms
captions, captioning, captioned, captionedLessons 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