"caption" meaning in English

See caption in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈkæp.ʃn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-caption.wav [UK] Forms: caption [singular], captions [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A caption is a title or description of an image or illustration.
    Sense id: simple-caption-en-noun-2GPaIQ7w

Verb

IPA: /ˈkæp.ʃn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-caption.wav [UK] Forms: caption [canonical], captions [third-person, singular], captioned [past], captioned [past, participle], captioning [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you caption an image or a text, you add a caption (description or title) to it.
    Sense id: simple-caption-en-verb-PHhxHtDz
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