salute
🇺🇸
/səˈluːt/
🇬🇧
/səˈluːt/
verb
R
To show respect by raising your right hand to your head, especially in the military.
Soldiers salute their officers as a sign of respect.
R
To show respect or admiration for someone or something.
We salute the bravery of healthcare workers during the pandemic.
noun
R
The act of raising your hand to your head to show respect, especially in the military.
The general returned the salute from the young soldier.
R
Something said or done to show respect or welcome someone.
The mayor began his speech with a salute to the city's volunteers.
R
A formal firing of guns to honor an important person.
The visiting president received a 21-gun salute at the ceremony.
translation
To show respect by raising your right hand to your head, especially in the military.; To show respect or admiration for someone or something.
The act of raising your hand to your head to show respect, especially in the military.; Something said or done to show respect or welcome someone.; A formal firing of guns to honor an important person.
Word Forms
3rd Present
salutes
Progressive
saluting
Past
saluted
Perfect
saluted
Plural
salutes