caption

ˈkæpʃən

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Definition of caption - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

media texttext accompanying an image or video

The caption under the photo explained the scene..

legend

subtitle

subtitletext on screen translating foreign dialogue

The movie had English captions for the French dialogue.

subheading

subtitle

legal

TECH.

formal heading in a legal document

TECH.

The caption detailed the court's jurisdiction.

heading

rubric

title

Verb

tr.

imageprovide a title or brief explanation for an image or illustration

The photographer captioned each photo to give more context..

label

title

mediaadd subtitles to a film or broadcast

They captioned the movie for the hearing impaired.

subtitle

transcribe

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Expressions with caption

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closed caption

on-screen text for audio that can be turned on or off

Closed caption is available for this movie.

Origin of caption

Latin, caput (head) + -ion (action)

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headed

adj.

text

having a heading or caption

acr.

acr: closed caption

text showing spoken words on screen

CTTO

acr.

sharing note

caption text acknowledging the first maker or rights holder for posted content

strapline

journalism

subheading or caption in a newspaper or magazine

Examples of caption in a sentence

She laughed at the funny caption on the meme.
The captions helped me understand the plot.
She turned on captions to follow the dialogue.
The lawyer reviewed the caption before proceeding.
Each legal document must have a proper caption.
She captioned the drawing with a witty remark.

He captioned the meme to make it funnier.
She captioned the documentary for clarity.
The team captioned the video for online viewers.

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French:légende, légender, ...
German:Bildunterschrift, beschriften, ...
Italian:didascalia, intitolare, ...
Spanish:leyenda, titular, ...
Portuguese:legenda, legendar, ...
Chinese:说明文字, 加说明, ...
Japanese:キャプション, キャプションを付ける, ...
Arabic:تَسْمِيَة تَوْضِيحِيَّة, عَنْوَنَ, ...
Hebrew:כְּתוּבִית, לְהוֹסִיף כִּתּוּב, ...
Russian:титр, озаглавливать, ...
Ukrainian:підпис, озаглавлювати, ...
Hindi:कैप्शन, शीर्षक देना, ...
Bengali:ক্যাপশন, শিরোনাম দেওয়া, ...
Catalan:peu de foto, titular, ...
Czech:titulek, opatřit popiskem, ...
Danish:billedtekst, tekstsætte, ...
Dutch:onderschrift, onderschrift geven, ...
Greek:λεζάντα, λεζαντάρω, ...
Hungarian:képaláírás, feliratozni, ...
Khmer:ចំណងជើងរូបភាព, ដាក់ចំណងជើង, ...
Korean:자막, 제목을 붙이다, ...
Persian:زیرنویس, زیرنویس گذاشتن, ...
Polish:podpis, podpisywać, ...
Portuguese (BR):legenda, legendar, ...
Romanian:legendă, a subtitra, ...
Swedish:bildtext, rubricera, ...
Thai:คำบรรยายใต้ภาพ, ใส่คำบรรยาย, ...
Turkish:resim yazısı, başlık eklemek, ...
Vietnamese:chú thích, đặt tiêu đề, ...

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Definition of caption - Reverso English Dictionary

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Origin of caption

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