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noun | verb captaincaptain1, Captain /ˈkæptən/ ●●● W3 noun [countable] (written abbreviation Capt.) ETYMOLOGYcaptain1Origin: 1300-1400 French capitain, from Late Latin capitaneus chief, from Latin caput head 1someone who commands a ship or aircraft2a military officer with a fairly high rank3someone who leads a team or other group of people: captain of the captain of the volleyball team4a captain of industry [usually plural] someone who owns an important company or has an important job at a large company [Origin: 1300–1400 French capitain, from Late Latin capitaneus chief, from Latin caput head] noun | verb captaincaptain2 verb [transitive] VERB TABLEcaptain |
Present | I, you, we, they | captain | | he, she, it | captains | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | captained | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have captained | | he, she, it | has captained | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had captained | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will captain | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have captained |
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Present | I | am captaining | | he, she, it | is captaining | | you, we, they | are captaining | Past | I, he, she, it | was captaining | | you, we, they | were captaining | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been captaining | | he, she, it | has been captaining | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been captaining | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be captaining | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been captaining |
1to lead a group or team of people: She captained the school basketball team.2to be in charge of a ship, aircraft, etc. |