Salute - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |səˈluːt|  American pronunciation of the word salute
Brit.  |səˈl(j)uːt|  British pronunciation of the word salute

noun

- an act of honor or courteous recognition (syn: salutation)
a musical salute to the composer on his birthday
- a formal military gesture of respect
- an act of greeting with friendly words and gestures like bowing or lifting the hat

verb

- propose a toast to (syn: drink, pledge, toast, wassail)
- greet in a friendly way
I meet this men every day on my way to work and he salutes me
- express commendation of
I salute your courage!
- become noticeable
a terrible stench saluted our nostrils
- honor with a military ceremony, as when honoring dead soldiers
- recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation; assume a prescribed position (syn: present)
When the officers show up, the soldiers have to salute

Extra examples

We salute our country's soldiers.

The players saluted the fans.

The president saluted her bravery.

The officers gave the general a salute.

They raised their hands in salute.

The concert was a salute to country music legends.

Twenty-one guns were fired in salute.

We raise our glasses in salute to the newlyweds.

He saluted his wife with a gentle kiss.

All soldiers must salute with the right hand.

The Queen's birthday was saluted with twenty-one guns.

His mutilated face saluted us.

The two soldiers saluted Lieutenant Cecil.

The men jumped to their feet and saluted.

James Joyce was saluted as the greatest writer of the 20th century.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: salute
he/she/it: salutes
present participle: saluting
past tense: saluted
past participle: saluted
noun
singular: salute
plural: salutes
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