captain
/ˈkæp.tən/ verb C2- To act as captain
- To exercise command of a ship, aircraft or sports team.
He/she/it captains · Past captained · Past participle captained · -ing form captaining
Verb forms
- Base form
- captain
- He/she/it
- captains
- Past
- captained
- Past participle
- captained
- -ing form
- captaining
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After a long talk with the harbor-master, Captain Leclere left Naples greatly disturbed in mind.
“Yes—yes: poor Captain Leclere!
Scarcely was the captain’s breath out of his body when he assumed the command without consulting anyone, and he caused us to lose a day and a half at the Island of Elba, instead of making for Marseilles direct.”
“As to taking command of the vessel,” replied Morrel, “that was his duty as captain’s mate; as to losing a day and a half off the Island of Elba, he was wrong, unless the vessel needed repairs.”
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