ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CAPTION
(Meaning: seizure, an arrest; later, heading of a legal document): from Latin captiō a seizing, from capere to take.
WHAT DOES CAPTION MEAN IN ENGLISH?
Definition of caption in the English dictionary
The first definition of caption in the dictionary is a title, brief explanation, or comment accompanying an illustration; legend. Other definition of caption is a heading, title, or headline of a chapter, article, etc. Caption is also graphic material, usually containing lettering, used in television presentation.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CAPTION
PRESENT
Present
I caption
you caption
he/she/it captions
we caption
you caption
they caption
Present continuous
I am captioning
you are captioning
he/she/it is captioning
we are captioning
you are captioning
they are captioning
Present perfect
I have captioned
you have captioned
he/she/it has captioned
we have captioned
you have captioned
they have captioned
Present perfect continuous
I have been captioning
you have been captioning
he/she/it has been captioning
we have been captioning
you have been captioning
they have been captioning
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I captioned
you captioned
he/she/it captioned
we captioned
you captioned
they captioned
Past continuous
I was captioning
you were captioning
he/she/it was captioning
we were captioning
you were captioning
they were captioning
Past perfect
I had captioned
you had captioned
he/she/it had captioned
we had captioned
you had captioned
they had captioned
Past perfect continuous
I had been captioning
you had been captioning
he/she/it had been captioning
we had been captioning
you had been captioning
they had been captioning
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will caption
you will caption
he/she/it will caption
we will caption
you will caption
they will caption
Future continuous
I will be captioning
you will be captioning
he/she/it will be captioning
we will be captioning
you will be captioning
they will be captioning
Future perfect
I will have captioned
you will have captioned
he/she/it will have captioned
we will have captioned
you will have captioned
they will have captioned
Future perfect continuous
I will have been captioning
you will have been captioning
he/she/it will have been captioning
we will have been captioning
you will have been captioning
they will have been captioning
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would caption
you would caption
he/she/it would caption
we would caption
you would caption
they would caption
Conditional continuous
I would be captioning
you would be captioning
he/she/it would be captioning
we would be captioning
you would be captioning
they would be captioning
Conditional perfect
I would have caption
you would have caption
he/she/it would have caption
we would have caption
you would have caption
they would have caption
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been captioning
you would have been captioning
he/she/it would have been captioning
we would have been captioning
you would have been captioning
they would have been captioning
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you caption
we let´s caption
you caption
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
captioned
Present Participle
captioning
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
4 QUOTES WITH «CAPTION»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
caption.
Without touching my subject I want to come to the moment when, through pure concentration of seeing, the composed picture becomes more made than taken. Without a descriptive caption to justify its existence, it will speak for itself - less descriptive, more creative; less informative, more suggestive - less prose, more poetry.
My belief is that you live your life by example, and not by a caption on a magazine!
Apparently, the prerequisite to being a gay public figure is to appear on the cover of a magazine with the caption 'I am gay'. I apologize for not doing so if this is what was expected!
I'm horribly hands-on, I'm afraid. I like to read every caption.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CAPTION»
Discover the use of
caption in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
caption and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
No
Caption Needed: Iconic Photographs, Public Culture, and ...
In No Caption Needed, Robert Hariman and John Louis Lucaites provide the definitive study of the iconic photograph as a dynamic form of public art.
Robert Hariman, John Louis Lucaites, 2007
2
The Unofficial Guide to Microsoft Office Word 2007
To insert a caption, select the illustration, equation, or table, and choose
References Insert Caption. A dialog box like the one shown in Figure 22.18
appears. By default, Word assigns the label Figure followed by a number for
picture objects, ...
3
Office 2008 for Macintosh: The Missing Manual: The Missing ...
When you finish creating the caption, click OK. The caption (numbered 1)
appears in a separate paragraph above or below the selected object. As you
insert more captions, Word will number them in order. (Deleting or rearranging
captions is ...
§ 15.119 47 CFR Ch. I (10-1-91 Edition) ceived during caption loading, it will be
ignored. (iv) If data reception is interrupted during caption loading by data for the
alternate caption channel or for Text Mode, caption loading will resume at the ...
5
New Perspectives on Blended HTML, XHTML, and CSS: Introductory
Creating a Caption A caption is a brief description of a table. You have already
entered a title to describe a table when the mouse pointer passes over it. The
caption text, however, appears as part of the table and remains visible in the
browser ...
6
Architecting Web Services
</checkInDate> <checkOutDate> <name>checkOutDate</name> <caption>
Check-Out Date</caption> <checkOutMonth maxValues="1"> <name>
checkInMonth</name> <option value:"1" caption:"Jan"/> <option value="12"
caption:"Dec"/> ...
7
New Perspectives on Microsoft Expression Web, Comprehensive
You suggest to Bill that it might be a good idea to give the table a caption. A
caption is a brief description of the table contents. The caption text is displayed in
the browser. The caption text can be as brief as the words “Figure 1,” or it can
more ...
8
Adobe InDesign CC on Demand
Clickthe Object menu, point to Captions, and then click Caption Setup. 1 2 3 4 5 6
Clickthe Metadata list arrow, select the caption data you want, and then type the
text you want before and afterthe metadata. 2 To add multiple rows of metadata, ...
Perspection Inc., Steve Johnson, 2013
9
New Perspectives on Microsoft Office Word 2007, ...
Rationale,” 1-2 for the second caption under the heading “1.Rationale,” etc. The
captions in the “2. Executive Summary” section would then be numbered 2-1, 2-2,
and so on. This type of numbering is sometimes called double-numbering.
S. Scott Zimmerman, Beverly Zimmerman, Ann Shaffer, 2010
10
The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
Schedule I— Investment in securities of unaffiliated issuers. The schedule
prescribed by § 210.12-21 shall be filed in support of caption 1 and, if applicable,
caption 5(a) of each balance sheet. Separate schedules shall be furnished in
support ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CAPTION»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
caption is used in the context of the following news items.
Caption Contest: This Lawyer's Ride Is In Desperate Need Of Some …
partner car With Biglaw firms recording record profits year after year, and with the public's general presumption that all attorneys are rich, you'd expect that most ... «Above the Law, Jul 15»
Caption Competition 07/07: Win a bottle of Whyte and Mackay
What's Novak Djokovic upto? Log in and leave a comment below to enter our daily caption competition and tell us what you think. «Edinburgh Evening News, Jul 15»
Do you love this photo caption for Hillary-herded journos as much as …
Awesome optics, ma'am! Snicker. This photo caption summed it up with hilarious results (and a bonus Biden burn flashback): ... «Twitchy, Jul 15»
Caption Contest Results: 06/29 – 07/03
FANGORIA fanatics! If you're one of the thousands who follow us on Twitter, you're likely familiar with our daily Caption Contests! Now, due to ... «FANGORIA, Jul 15»
The Last Word: Write-a-caption winners
“Don't make fun of me until you've tripped a mile in my shoes.” BRIAN NARELLE, Rohnert Park. “Pay no attention to the clown behind the ... «Santa Rosa Press Democrat, Jul 15»
Caption This! #10
If you view the post, vote for someone else's caption. You can do this by selecting actions>rec underneath the person's comment. The more ... «Revenge of the Birds, Jul 15»
Weekend Caption Contest™ Winners July 2, 2015
This week's Weekend Caption Contest™ featured our Patriot-in-Chief and the FLOTUS. The assignment this week was to caption the following ... «Wizbang, Jul 15»
Caption CERN Contest – Cut the Black Wire
Week 21 of the Caption CERN Contest is now history. It's been a great week of captions, so as always a huge thank you goes out to everyone ... «Hackaday, Jul 15»
Legislature finishes budget with a bang in this week's You Toon …
We'll play again next Sunday with a fresh cartoon and empty caption. Copyright 2015 madison.com. All rights reserved. This material may not ... «Madison.com, Jul 15»
Happy Fourth of July in this week's cartoon-caption contest
Readers: Email your caption for this cartoon by Plain Dealer artist Ted Crow to pdq@plaind.com. Include your hometown. Write "Humor Us" in ... «cleveland.com, Jul 15»
