Meaning of the word caption in English

What does caption mean in English? Explore the meaning, pronunciation, and specific usage of this word with Lingoland.

caption

US /ˈkæp.ʃən/

UK /ˈkæp.ʃən/

a title or brief explanation appended to an article, illustration, cartoon, or poster

Example:

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The photograph had a humorous caption.

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Please add a caption to each image in the presentation.

Synonym:

legend subtitle heading description

text displayed on a television or cinema screen to provide additional information or to translate dialogue

Example:

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Turn on the captions if you have trouble understanding the dialogue.

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The movie was shown with English captions for the hearing impaired.

Synonym:

subtitle closed caption text

provide (an illustration, photograph, etc.) with a title or explanation

Example:

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She decided to caption her Instagram post with a witty remark.

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The editor asked me to caption all the diagrams in the report.

Synonym:

label title annotate describe

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