Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples
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Word:
salute
IPA transcription: [səl'ut]
Pronunciations of salute
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verb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
toast, drink, pledge, salute, wassail
Meaning:
propose a toast to; "Let us toast the birthday girl!"; "Let's drink to the New Year"
Synonyms:
salute
Meaning:
greet in a friendly way; "I meet this men every day on my way to work and he salutes me"
Synonyms:
salute
Meaning:
express commendation of; "I salute your courage!"
Usage examples
"Salute!" said I. "Bow down!"
I salute with profound reverence
Then cried I, "Salute! Bow down!"
"Not I, sir," said Morgan with a salute.
None about the fire attempted to salute me.
To them, I send my salute across the centuries, and my pity.
Abram straightened and touched his hat brim in a trim half military salute.
"Picked it up by that pony yonder, sir," answered the corporal, with a salute.
"Mr. Vandyck Jennings"--I also tried to make an effective salute and nearly lost my balance.
None attempted to rise or salute me. I felt too faint and weary to insist, and I let the moment pass.
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Wife selling (English custom)
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