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salute

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/səˈluːt/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/səˈlut/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sə lo̅o̅t; interj. sä lo̅o̅te)


Inflections of 'salute' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
salutes
v 3rd person singular
saluting
v pres p
saluted
v past
saluted
v past p

Collocations for "salute"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "salute" in context.

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salute

Most examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. a [snappy, quick, rude, defiant] salute
  2. a [military, hand, gun] salute
  3. a [fascist, Nazi, queen's, king's] salute
  4. slang: a one-fingered salute in reply
  5. [gave, offered, extended] a royal salute
  6. gave a salute to the [crowd, guests, fans, troops, well-wishers]
  7. the [officer, captain, soldier] gave the sergeant a salute
  8. a [twenty-one] -gun salute in honor of
  9. felt [offended, betrayed, hurt] by the salute
  10. figurative: [composed, played, performed] with a salute to [the big-band era, the sixties]
v
  1. salute the [crowd, flag, major]
  2. the [soldiers, corporals, new recruits] saluted [the major, their captain, their superiors]
  3. we salute the [chef, champion, pilot, victims, dead, fallen]
  4. [I, we] salute you
  5. salute by [raising a hand, firing a canon, lifting a hat]
'salute' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

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