salute

[US]/səˈluːt/
[UK]/səˈluːt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. & vi. welcome; show respect

vt. praise; commend

n. a gesture of respect, welcome, or homage

Phrases & Collocations

military salute

salute gesture

render a salute

salute with respect

Example Sentences

salute a friend with a smile

salute sb. with cheers

They saluted with eyes.

we salute a truly great photographer.

dip the flag (in salute)

fire a salute of twenty -one guns

salute an organization for its humanitarian work.

The lark salutes the dawn.

The guard saluted me smartly.

I salute my opponent's courage.

They saluted the seated figure of the hero.

don't you usually salute a superior officer?.

he saluted her with a smile.

a conscript in a shabby uniform saluted the car.

He saluted his friend by a wave of the hand.

Shouts of welcome saluted their ears.

A foul smell saluted our nostrils.

a musical salute to the composer's 90th birthday.

The soldier saluted his officer.

Real-world Examples

He barely returned our salute, the rude fellow!

Source: "Education of Love" December

Are you saying we misrecognized a Nazi salute?

Source: the chair

Then Mr. Harrington ...wait, did he actually salute Peter?

Source: Spider-Man: No Way Home

This is the arm I do the Vulcan salute with.

Source: Young Sheldon Season 4

Anderson High School in Anderson, Indiana, we're saluting the Indians today.

Source: CNN 10 Student English February 2020 Compilation

A military band played the Russian national anthem, and an honor guard fired a salute.

Source: NPR News August 2019 Collection

He performed the quenelle salute which many considered to be anti-Semitic.

Source: BBC Listening Compilation March 2014

For the far-right, it's a place of pilgrimage where sympathizers give fascist salutes.

Source: BBC Listening Collection August 2018

So, the next time your cellphone crashes, give a salute to your neighborhood homing pigeon.

Source: CNN 10 Student English March 2018 Collection

" And the Royal Yacht sails into Walt's Cove to receive a salute of welcome."

Source: Daily English Listening | Bilingual Intensive Reading September 2022 Collection

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