soar

soar

rise, fly, or glide without effort: The eagles soar high into the sky.

Not to be confused with:

sore – painful to the touch; tender: a sore arm; open wound

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soar

 (sôr)

intr.v. soared, soar·ing, soars

1.

a. To rise or fly into the air: The startled hawk soared away.

b. To maintain altitude without moving the wings or using an engine; glide.

2. To increase or improve suddenly above the normal or usual level: Sales soared. Our spirits soared. See Synonyms at rise.

n.

1. The act of soaring.

2. The altitude or scope attained in soaring.

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[Middle English soren, from Old French essorer, from Vulgar Latin *exaurāre : Latin ex-, ex- + Latin aura, air (from Greek aurā, breeze; see aura).]

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soar′er n.

soar′ing·ly adv.

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soar

(sɔː)

vb (intr)

1. to rise or fly upwards into the air

2. (Aeronautics) (of a bird, aircraft, etc) to glide while maintaining altitude by the use of ascending air currents

3. to rise or increase in volume, size, etc: soaring prices.

n

4. the act of soaring

5. the altitude attained by soaring

[C14: from Old French essorer, from Vulgar Latin exaurāre (unattested) to expose to the breezes, from Latin ex-¹ + aura a breeze]

ˈsoarer n

ˈsoaring n, adj

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soar

(sɔr, soʊr)

v.i.

1. to fly upward, as a bird.

2. to fly or glide high in the air with little effort or visible motion.

3. to glide along at a height, as an airplane.

4. to rise or ascend to a height, as a mountain.

5. to rise or aspire to a higher or more exalted level: His hopes soared.

n.

6. an act or instance of soaring.

7. the height attained in soaring.

[1325–75; Middle English soren < Middle French essorer < Vulgar Latin *exaurāre= Latin ex- ex-¹ + -aurāre, derivative of aura air]

soar′er, n.

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soar

Past participle: soared
Gerund: soaring

Imperative

soar

soar

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	soar - the act of rising upward into the air zoom ascending, rise, ascent, ascension - the act of changing location in an upward direction
Verb	1.	soar - rise rapidly; "the dollar soared against the yen" soar up, soar upwards, surge, zoom go up, rise, move up, lift, arise, come up, uprise - move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows" billow, wallow - rise up as if in waves; "smoke billowed up into the sky"
	2.	soar - fly by means of a hang glider hang glide aviate, pilot, fly - operate an airplane; "The pilot flew to Cuba"
	3.	soar - fly upwards or high in the sky fly, wing - travel through the air; be airborne; "Man cannot fly"
	4.	soar - go or move upward; "The stock market soared after the cease-fire was announced" go up, rise, climb - increase in value or to a higher point; "prices climbed steeply"; "the value of our house rose sharply last year"
	5.	soar - fly a plane without an engine sailplane air travel, aviation, air - travel via aircraft; "air travel involves too much waiting in airports"; "if you've time to spare go by air" glide - fly in or as if in a glider plane

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soar

verb

1. rise, increase, grow, mount, climb, go up, rocket, swell, escalate, shoot up soaring unemployment

2. fly, rise, wing, climb, ascend, fly up Buzzards soar overhead at a great height.
fly fall, drop, plunge, dive, descend, swoop, plummet, nose-dive

3. tower, rise, climb, go up The steeple soars skyward.

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soar

verb

1. To move from a lower to a higher position:

arise, ascend, climb, lift, mount, rise.

2. To make or become greater or larger:

aggrandize, amplify, augment, boost, build, build up, burgeon, enlarge, escalate, expand, extend, grow, increase, magnify, mount, multiply, proliferate, rise, run up, snowball, swell, upsurge, wax.

Informal: beef up.

3. To rise abruptly and precipitously:

rocket, sky, skyrocket.

Informal: shoot up.

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Translations

يُحَلِّق، يَحوم، يَرْتَفِع

letět vysoko

flyve højt

aufsteigenerhebengleiten

elevarseremontar el vuelo

ampaistakohotalentääliidelläliitää

montermonter en flècheplaners'élever

szárnyal

fljúga í mikilli hæî

aumentare vertiginosamentelibrarsiveleggiarevolare in alto

lidotstrauji celtiesuzlidot

opstijgen

fly høytstige kraftigsveve høyt

взлетатьвзлететьвитатьвоспаритьвоспарять

letieť vysokovyletieť vysoko

poskočitivzleteti

yükselmek

剧增飞涨高飞

soar

[sɔːʳ] VI

1. (= rise) [birds etc] → remontar el vuelo

2. (fig) [tower etc] → elevarse; [price etc] → subir vertiginosamente, ponerse por las nubes; [ambition, hopes] → aumentar; [morale, spirits] → renacer, reanimarse
the new tower soars over the city → la nueva torre se eleva sobre la ciudad
our spirits soared → renació nuestra esperanza

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soar

[ˈsɔː^r] vi

(= fly up) [bird, missile] → monter, monter en flèche

(= increase) [price, production] → grimper en flèche
soaring prices → prix qui grimpent en flèche
to soar from sth to sth [total] → grimper de qch à qch

(= rise high in the air) [tree, building] → s'élancer vers le ciel
Great trees soared above us → De grands arbres s'élançaient au-dessus de nos têtes.

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soar

vi

(rise: also soar up) → aufsteigen; to soar (up) into the sky → zum Himmel steigen

(fig, building, tower) → hochragen; (price, cost, profit) → hochschnellen; (ambition, popularity, reputation, hopes) → einen Aufschwung nehmen; (morale, spirits) → einen Aufschwung bekommen; the tower/hill soared above the town → der Turm/Hügel ragte über die Stadt hinaus

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soar

[sɔːʳ] vi

a. (rise, bird) → librarsi; (plane, ball) → volare

b. (fig) (tower) → elevarsi, ergersi; (price, morale, spirits) → salire alle stelle; (ambitions, hopes) → aumentare notevolmente

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soar

(soː) verb

to fly high. Seagulls soared above the cliffs; Prices have soared recently. sweef, styg يُحَلِّق، يَحوم، يَرْتَفِع рея се elevar-se (vy)letět vysoko aufsteigen flyve højt; stige kraftigt πετώ, ανεβαίνω στα ύψη volar, remontar el vuelo, remontarse kõrgele lendama, tõusma بالا رفتن liitää korkeuksissa monter en flèche לִנסוֹק उड़ान भरना vinuti se u visine, dizati se nebu pod oblake szárnyal terbang tinggi fljúga í mikilli hæð volare; aumentare 舞い上がる (새가) 날아 오르다, (가격이) 급등하다 sklandyti, pašokti []lidot (augstu gaisā); strauji celties meluncur naik hoog vliegen sveve/fly høyt; stige kraftig wznosić się wysoko, iść w górę هواته ختل، هسكېدل، په هواكېدل elevar-se a se ridica парить; возрастать (vy)letieť vysoko visoko (po)leteti uzleteti flyga (sväva) högt, stiga [i höjden] บินสูงขึ้นไปในอากาศ yükselmek 高飛，飛漲，劇增 ширяти, високо літати اونچا اڑنا đạt ở mức cao 高飞，飞涨，剧增

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