caption
noun
a title or explanation for a picture or illustration, as in a magazine, newspaper, or book.
captions
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pluralof caption.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof caption (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
captionnouna title or explanation for a picture or illustration, as in a magazine, newspaper, or book.
Example Sentences
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The captions aren’t meant to be read by users, exactly, but instead picked up by keyword-trained algorithms that surface the post on your feed.
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2026
Wormald often shared photos of Bennett on his Instagram with loving captions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
A big corner of the internet has been singing and dancing to those lyrics over the last few weeks, with the red, white and blue of Puerto's flag emoji proudly sprinkled all over captions.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
Some videos make it onto Brovdi's social media accounts -- where he is followed by hundreds of thousands -- with cartoony music and mocking captions.
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026
If you had to speak English with running captions in your mind showing all the roots, all the way back to Indo-European, you’d fall off the bicycle.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
