caption
/ˈkæp.ʃən/noun, verb2 syllables
Caption means: translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen.
Synonyms for caption2
noun, as in translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen
noun, as in brief description accompanying an illustration
What does caption mean?4
noun
translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen
brief description accompanying an illustration
taking exception; especially a quibble based on a captious argument“a mere caption unworthy of a reply”
verb
provide with a caption, as of a photograph or a drawing
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Caption in a sentence
- The video was well made, but the captions weren't.Babelball
- Some signs have a symbol and a separate caption.DJ_Saidez
- Generate a concise and descriptive caption for this image.EugeneGS
- Fewer graphics and more captions would make the description clearer.feyero
- Many people watch videos with closed captions for reasons other than hearing loss.CK
- Why do people who aren't hard of hearing use closed captions?CK
- The captions aren't right. They appear to be auto-generated.Miktsoanit
- Put a caption on this photo.CK
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of caption
as a noun
- plural
- captions
as a verb
- past tense
- captioned
- present participle
- captioning
- third-person singular
- captions
- past participle
- captioned