"title" meaning in English

See title in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈtaɪ.təl/ Audio: en-us-title.ogg [US] Forms: title [singular], titles [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The title of a book, movie, song, etc. is its name.
    Sense id: simple-title-en-noun-BUKc3rPa
  2. A title is a word or name that describes a person's job or status.
    Sense id: simple-title-en-noun-hoKK5YJP
  3. A title is a legal document that proves you own something.
    Sense id: simple-title-en-noun-Hl4d3Tw0

Verb

IPA: /ˈtaɪ.təl/ Audio: en-us-title.ogg [US] Forms: title [canonical], titles [third-person, singular], titled [past], titled [past, participle], titling [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|titl|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To give a title to someone or something.
    Sense id: simple-title-en-verb-sfuBVqhv
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          "text": "His title was Director of Science Education."
        },
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          "text": "The proper title for an unmarried woman is \"Miss\"."
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          "text": "He put the title to his house in a bank for safe keeping."
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          "text": "I titled my essay \"The History of Japan\"."
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        }
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