caption
/ˈkæpʃn/noun
उच्चारण कैप्शन
शीर्षक, कैप्शन
Core word
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words that are printed underneath a picture, cartoon to explain it; words on a film or TV screen that tell you what is being said
शीर्षक, कैप्शन
- photo caption
- The newspaper caption under the photograph gave the wrong name.
- Write a short caption for each photograph in the report.
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- The caption described the scene as a village fair.
- She added a funny caption to the photo before posting it.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
caption + for / to + picture
A caption for (or to) a photograph is the line of words printed with it.
फ़ोटो के लिए caption उसके साथ छपी पंक्ति है; for या to का प्रयोग होता है।
- Write a caption for this photograph.
- The caption to the picture named the winner.
caption under / below / beneath
Captions usually appear under or below the picture, not beside it.
Captions प्रायः चित्र के नीचे (under या below) छपते हैं, बगल में नहीं।
- The caption below the cartoon was funny.
- Read the caption under the map.
caption (verb)
To caption means to add a caption; the passive is common: the photo was captioned.
Caption करने का अर्थ caption जोड़ना है; passive आम है: the photo was captioned।
- The editor captioned the photo 'Victory at last'.
- Each picture was captioned in two languages.
captions on screen (subtitles)
On a film or video, captions are the words shown on the screen to give the dialogue, often for deaf viewers.
फ़िल्म या वीडियो में captions स्क्रीन पर दिखने वाले संवाद हैं, जो अक्सर बधिर दर्शकों के लिए होते हैं।
- Turn on the captions if the sound is too low.
- The video has captions in Hindi and English.
caption vs heading
A caption explains a picture or table; a heading is the title of a section or article.
Caption चित्र या तालिका की व्याख्या करता है; heading किसी अनुभाग या लेख का शीर्षक होता है।
- The heading of the article was in bold.
- The caption below the graph explained the figures.
+Collocations 5
verb + caption
writeaddreadinventchange
- Radhika wrote a witty caption for her school magazine.
adjective + caption
shortfunnycatchyclearmisleading
- A catchy caption makes people read the article.
caption + noun
competitionwritercontesttextbox
- The magazine held a caption contest for readers.
caption + preposition
under the photobelow the pictureon the screenon social media
- He added a caption on social media.
caption + social media
Instagrama reela posta selfie
- She spent ten minutes thinking of a caption for her selfie.
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- The caption said that the bridge was built in 1932.
caption में लिखा था कि पुल 1932 में बनाया गया था।
- The newspaper corrected the wrong caption the next day.
समाचार पत्र ने अगले दिन ग़लत caption ठीक किया।
- Students were asked to write a caption for the cartoon.
विद्यार्थियों से कार्टून के लिए caption लिखने को कहा गया।
- Without captions, I could not follow the film.
captions के बिना मैं फ़िल्म को समझ नहीं पाता।
- The caption under the photograph gave the date and place.
फ़ोटो के नीचे के caption में तारीख़ और स्थान दिया था।
- The best caption in the competition won a book voucher.
प्रतियोगिता का सर्वश्रेष्ठ caption जीतने वाले को पुस्तक वाउचर मिला।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ Each photograph have a short caption.
✓ Each photograph has a short caption.
Each takes a singular verb, so use has.
'Each' के साथ singular verb आती है, इसलिए has लिखें।
✗ Write a suitable caption under of the cartoon.
✓ Write a suitable caption under the cartoon.
Under is a preposition by itself, so of should not follow it.
Under अपने आप में preposition है, उसके बाद of नहीं लगता।
§Grammar and usage
Usage: closed captions show spoken words on screen for people with hearing difficulties.
प्रयोग में closed captions श्रवण-बाधित लोगों के लिए स्क्रीन पर बोले गए शब्द दिखाते हैं।