captain

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkæptɪn/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkæptən/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kap′tən, -tin)

Collocations for "captain"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "captain" in context.

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captain

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. the [team, ship, vice, squadron, plane, class] captain
  2. the captain of the [team]
  3. the first [female, teenage] captain of
  4. was [chosen, nominated, appointed, voted] captain
  5. was [chosen] to be captain
  6. [chosen] by the captain
  7. the captain [decides, chooses] [how, who, what, where, when]
  8. The (two) captains [shook hands, greeted the fans, started fighting].
  9. The (team) captain [lifted, hoisted] the trophy.
  10. considered a [poor, great, motivating] captain
  11. This is the captain speaking.
  12. The captain welcomes you onboard.
  13. Captain, should we [set a new course, advise the control tower]?
  14. Aye aye, Captain!
  15. A captain should go down with his ship.
  16. in the captain's quarters
  17. captain's orders
  18. [follow, disobey] the captain's orders
  19. am just following (the) captain's orders
  20. [eat, dine, sit] at the captain's table
  21. captains of the [steel, technology, oil] industry
'captain' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
alarm - authority - bid - boat - bridge - cabin - cockpit - command - crew - cruise - hindsight - house - jet - jug - log - marine - negative - nine - override - overriding - pilot - pinpoint - pirate - rank - relieve - salute - scramble - ship

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