salute
/səˈluːt/verb
उच्चारण सलूट
सलामी देना; सम्मान व्यक्त करना
Basic word
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[T, I]
to touch the side of your head with the fingers of your right hand to show respect, especially in the armed forces; to express respect and admiration for somebody or something
सलामी देना; सम्मान व्यक्त करना
- The soldiers saluted the flag.
- We salute our martyrs.
- The guard saluted as the general walked past.
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- The cadets saluted the national flag at dawn.
- We salute the courage of the firefighters.
Synonyms greet honour pay tribute to acknowledge praise
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[C, U]
an action, especially raising your hand to your head, to show respect; something that shows respect for somebody; an occasion when guns are fired to show respect
सलामी, सलाम
- a 21-gun salute
- The officer returned the soldier's salute.
- The crowd gave a loud salute to the winning team.
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- A salute was fired in honour of the visiting leader.
Synonyms greeting gesture tribute honour acknowledgement
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
greet honour pay tribute to acknowledge praise greeting gesture tribute acknowledgement
?Which word?
Keep the respect words: salute, tribute (an act of praise or respect: 'pay tribute to'), homage (formal respect: 'pay homage'), ovation (loud clapping: 'standing ovation').
सम्मान के शब्द याद रखिए: salute, tribute (प्रशंसा या सम्मान का कार्य: 'pay tribute to', श्रद्धांजलि), homage (औपचारिक सम्मान: 'pay homage'), ovation (ज़ोरदार तालियाँ: 'standing ovation', खड़े होकर अभिवादन)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
A 21-gun salute (a high honour given to heads of state; fired on Republic Day and Independence Day), guard of honour, salute the flag.
Collocations: a 21-gun salute (राष्ट्राध्यक्षों को दिया जाने वाला उच्च सम्मान, 21 तोपों की सलामी; गणतंत्र दिवस और स्वतंत्रता दिवस पर दी जाती है), guard of honour, salute the flag।
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General knowledge
The President, as Supreme Commander, takes the salute at the Republic Day parade on Kartavya Path (formerly Rajpath); 15 January is Army Day, 8 October Air Force Day and 4 December Navy Day.
सर्वोच्च कमांडर के रूप में राष्ट्रपति कर्तव्य पथ (पूर्व राजपथ) पर गणतंत्र दिवस परेड की सलामी लेते हैं; 15 जनवरी थल सेना दिवस, 8 अक्टूबर वायु सेना दिवस और 4 दिसंबर नौसेना दिवस है।