salute
/səˈlut/noun, verb2 syllables
Salute means: propose a toast to.
Synonyms for salute7
What does salute mean?9
verb
propose a toast to“Let us toast the birthday girl!”
recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation; assume a prescribed position“When the officers show up, the soldiers have to salute”
greet in a friendly way“I meet this man 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
noun
an act of honor or courteous recognition“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
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with salute?28
Salute in a sentence
- The captain gave orders for a salute to be fired.unknown
- Those who are about to die salute you.Clavain
- I salute both of you for your professionalism.Winter
- Land of liberty, land of the future, I salute you!DJ_Saidez
- Hail, Caesar, those who are about to die salute you!_undertoad
- Hail, Caesar, those who are about to die salute you.CarpeLanam
- She gave a two-finger Polish military salute.rul
- Hail, Caesar! Those who are about to die salute you!hecko
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of salute
as a noun
- plural
- salutes
as a verb
- past tense
- saluted
- present participle
- saluting
- third-person singular
- salutes
- past participle
- saluted