salute C2 Topic:Mind & Cognition US /səˈlut/ UK /səˈl(j)uːt/ See IPA manual Freq #5968 Meanings 1 noun an act of honor or courteous recognition The band played a musical salute to the composer on their birthday. 2 verb express commendation of I salute your courage! 3 verb greet in a friendly way I meet them every day on my way to work and they salute me. 4 verb become noticeable A terrible stench saluted our nostrils. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · an act of honor or... salutation Word family Forms saluted Derived forms resalutesaluterunsalutedunsaluting Related forms gesundheitgreetgreetinghellohisalubrioussalutarysalutationtoast Common collocations gun salute Noun + noun Etymology Borrowed from Latin salūtō (“to greet; to wish health to”), from salūs (“greeting, good health”), related to salvus (“safe”). Topics Mind & Cognition External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # salute **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun, verb **IPA (US):** /səˈlut/ **IPA (UK):** /səˈl(j)uːt/ **Frequency rank:** 5968 ## Meanings 1. an act of honor or courteous recognition 2. express commendation of 3. greet in a friendly way 4. become noticeable ## Examples - The band played a musical salute to the composer on their birthday. - I salute your courage! - I meet them every day on my way to work and they salute me. - A terrible stench saluted our nostrils. ## Derived Forms - resalute - saluter - unsaluted - unsaluting ## Related Forms - gesundheit - greet - greeting - hello - hi - salubrious - salutary - salutation - toast ## Etymology Borrowed from Latin salūtō (“to greet; to wish health to”), from salūs (“greeting, good health”), related to salvus (“safe”). ## Topics - Mind & Cognition markdown