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Definition of captain verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

captain

verb

NAmE//ˈkæptən//

captain somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they captain

he / she / it captains

past simple captained

-ing form captaining

to be a captain of a sports team or a ship

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