subtitle

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noun

sub·​ti·​tle ˈsəb-ˌtī-tᵊl 

1

: a secondary or explanatory title

2

: a printed statement or fragment of dialogue appearing on the screen between the scenes of a silent movie or appearing as a translation at the bottom of the screen during the scenes of a movie or television show in a foreign language

subtitle

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verb

subtitled; subtitling; subtitles

transitive verb

: to give a subtitle to

Examples of subtitle in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The decision responds to a desire to reach a wider audience, especially young children who are the target audience and for whom subtitles would represent a hurdle. —Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 15 Aug. 2025

The cantata will performed in Mandarin with English subtitles on Saturday, Aug. 16 at 7:30 p.m. at San Jose Center for the Performing Arts. —Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2025

Verb

The most recent season, subtitled The Vanishing, premiered in January. —Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2025

Starz, meanwhile, likely hopes to generate some new sign-ups ahead of its August 8 debut of the first Outlander spinoff, a prequel subtitled Blood of My Blood. —Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 26 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1815, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1830, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for subtitle

• title
• vital
• entitle
• recital

Kids Definition

subtitle

noun

sub·​ti·​tle

ˈsəb-ˌtīt-ᵊl

1

: a secondary or explanatory title

2

: a printed statement or bit of dialogue appearing on the screen between the scenes of a silent movie or at the bottom of the screen during the scenes of a television show or movie for viewers with hearing loss or as a translation of a foreign language

subtitle verb