captained
past simple and past participle ofcaptain
captain
verb[T]
uk/ˈkæp.tɪn/us/ˈkæp.tən/toleadand be the captain of ateam,militarygroup,ship, oraircraft:
She captained theCanadianicehockeyteamfor threeyears.
Controlling and being in charge
- aggrandize
- assume
- assumption
- authoritative
- authoritatively
- harness
- haul
- have (got)someoneby the short and curliesidiom
- havesomeoneby the ballsidiom
- havesomeoneeating out ofyourhandidiom
- have/hold the whip handidiom
- helm
- override
- policing
- possess
- power play
- predominate
- presence
- saddle
- skipper
Examplesofcaptained
captained
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
The reform project that hecaptainedattempted to do this by appealing to men and women in distinctly gendered ways, but even more by imposing a gendered ideal.
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One thing which particularly struck me was that the winning team wascaptainedby a girl.
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Obviously, it ought to becaptainedand guided by people who believe that it is going to be a success.
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Later he became a pillar of county society andcaptainedthe county cricket team.
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Fields was a three-year letter-winner on the varsity basketball squad, which hecaptainedduring his junior and senior seasons.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Hecaptainedthe team to a third place finish in the inaugural season.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Shecaptainedthe field hockey, ice hockey and lacrosse teams.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.An early highlight of his club career came in 1984 when hecaptainedthe team to a minor league and championship double.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In grade school, hecaptainedthe basketball, baseball, soccer, and track teams.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.For a summer hecaptaineda semi-pro baseball team and was approached by professional scouts.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Gada is known for her leadership ability and has, subsequently,captainedseveral of her age groups in international competition.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He went on to be a regular in the reserve team which he alsocaptainedon many occasions.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In 1996, shecaptainedher boy's hockey team at the bantam level.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.At school, he excelled in sports andcaptainedthe school rugby football team.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Hecaptainedthe team in his final term, when the team were unbeaten.
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- in the teeth of something
- in the teeth of sth
- in-the-teeth-of-sth
- in-the-thick-of
- in the thick of something
- in the thick of sth
- in-the-thick-of-sth
- in-the-tradition-of
- in the tradition of sb/sth
- in-the-tradition-of-sb-sth
- in the tradition of someone/something
- in the transverse direction
- in the twinkling of an eye
- in-the-twinkling-of-an-eye
- in the usual manner
- in the usual sense
- in the vicinity of
- in-the-vicinity-of
- in-the-wake-of
- in the wake of something
- in the wake of sth
- in-the-wake-of-sth
- in the way
- in-the-way
- in the weeds