noun🔗ShareThe descriptive heading or title of a document or part therof"Here are the picture captions for the family vacation album, describing where each photo was taken. "mediawritingtitlecommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA title or brief explanation attached to an illustration, cartoon, user interface element, etc."I added captions to the photos in my family album to remember who is in each picture and when it was taken. "mediawritingtechnologyinternetcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA piece of text appearing on screen as subtitle or other part of a film or broadcast."I turned on the captions so I could understand the movie better. "mediaentertainmentcommunicationlanguagewritinginternettechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe section on an official paper that describes when, where, what was taken, found or executed, and by whom it was authorized."The detailed captions on the recovered documents indicated the time, location, and authorizing agent for each surveillance operation. "governmentlawpoliticswritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA seizure or capture, especially of tangible property (chattel)."The pirates celebrated their captions of gold coins and jewels from the merchant ship. "propertylawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading