SALUTE


Meaning of SALUTE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ səlu:t ]

( salutes, saluting, saluted)

1.

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.

VERB : V n , V

Salute is also a noun.

The soldier gave the clenched-fist salute...

He raised his hand in salute.

N-COUNT : also in N

2.

To salute a person or their achievements means to publicly show or state your admiration for them.

I salute him for the leadership role that he is taking...

VERB : V n

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