Caption definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

A caption is the words printed underneath a picture or cartoon which explain what it is about. On the back of the photo is written the simple caption, 'Mrs. EnglishDictionary Thesaurus Thesaurus AmericanThesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Definitionof 'caption'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× caption (kæpʃən ) Wordforms:plural,3rdpersonsingularpresent tense,pluralcaptions ,presentparticiplecaptioning,pasttense,pastparticiplecaptioned1. countablenoun Acaptionisthewordsprintedunderneathapictureorcartoonwhichexplainwhatitisabout. Onthebackofthephotoiswrittenthesimplecaption,'Mrs.Monroe'. 2. verb Whensomeonecaptionsapictureorcartoon,theyputacaptionunderit. ShecaptionedapictureonherInstagrampage:'Mynewworkout!'[Vnquote] Thephotographiscaptioned'PeoplePower'.[VERB-ed] Thebookiswellwritten,properlyillustratedandexcellentlycaptioned.[VERB-ed] COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof caption Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'caption' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'SaintAndrew'sCross' HindiTranslationof'caption' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency captioninBritishEnglish (ˈkæpʃən ) noun1. atitle,briefexplanation,orcommentaccompanyinganillustration;legend 2. aheading,title,orheadlineofachapter,article,etc 3. graphicmaterial,usuallycontaininglettering,usedintelevisionpresentation 4. anothernameforsubtitle(sense2) 5. theformalheadingofalegaldocumentstatingwhen,where,andonwhatauthorityitwastakenormade verb6. toprovidewithacaptionorcaptions CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers WordoriginC14(meaning:seizure,anarrest;later,headingofalegaldocument):fromLatin captiōaseizing,fromcaperetotake WordFrequency captioninAmericanEnglish (ˈkæpʃən ) noun1. Archaic seizure 2. Lawa.  apartofalegalinstrument,suchasanindictment,showingwhere,when,andbywhatauthorityitwasexecuted b.  aheadingshowingthenamesoftheparties,court,anddocketnumberinapleadingordeposition 3. USa.  aheadingortitle,asofanarticle b.  adescriptivetitle,orlegend,asunderanillustration 4. CinemaandTelevision asubtitle verbtransitive5.  tosupplyacaptionfor Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. WordoriginMEcapcioun