English Dictionary
Definition of “salute”
salute (səˈluːt
)
Definitions
verb
- (tr) to address or welcome with friendly words or gestures of respect, such as bowing or lifting the hat; greet
- (tr) to acknowledge with praise or honour ⇒
we salute your gallantry
- military to pay or receive formal respect, as by presenting arms or raising the right arm
noun
- the act of saluting
- a formal military gesture of respect
Alternative Forms
saˈluter noun Word Origin
C14: from Latin salūtāre to greet, from salūs wellbeing
Translations
- British English:
salute
If you salute someone, you greet them or show your respect with a formal sign. Soldiers usually salute officers by raising their right hand so that their fingers touch their forehead.One of the company stepped out and saluted the General. I stood to attention and saluted.səˈluːt VERB One of the company stepped out and saluted the General. I stood to attention and saluted.
- Spanish:
saludar
v
- French:
saluer
vt
- German:
grüßen
v
- Chinese: 敬礼 v
- Arabic: يُحَيّي v
- Portuguese: saudar v
- Russian: приветствовать v
- Croatian: pozdrav nm
- Czech: pozdravit v zdravit
- Danish: hilse v
- Dutch: salueren v
- Finnish: tervehtiä v
- Greek: χαιρετίζω v
- Italian: salutare v
- Japanese: 挨拶する v
- Korean: 인사하다 v
- Norwegian: hilse (på) v
- Polish: pozdrowić v pozdrawiać
- Brazilian Portuguese: saudar v
- European Spanish:
saludar
v
- Swedish: hälsa v
- Thai: คำนับ v
- Turkish: selamlamak v
- Vietnamese: chào v
Usage examples
Realising that their appearance heralded the end of their bout, he raised his blade in salute to Tarja with a weary smile.
Jennifer Fallon, TREASON KEEP (2001)COM salute the band with a great competition for you to win copies of the box set!
NME (New Musical Express) (2003)"Thanksgiving" for a good portion of this sprawling, northern country might be better held in mid-March, to salute survival.
Globe and Mail (2003)Fall and rise of ballet's bad boy Michael Clark is back and once again giving a two-finger salute to the dance establishment.
Glasgow Herald (2001)At dawn on 6 May a gun salute from the basin awoke Quebec to the exciting realization that relief had come.
Hibbert, Christopher, Red Coats and Rebels - the war for America 1770-1781 (1990)
