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soar  (sôr, sr)
intr.v. soared, soar·ing, soars
1. To rise, fly, or glide high and with little apparent effort.
2. To climb swiftly or powerfully.
3. To glide in an aircraft while maintaining altitude.
4. To ascend suddenly above the normal or usual level: Our spirits soared. See Synonyms at rise.
n.
1. The act of soaring.
2. The altitude or scope attained in soaring.

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

soarer n.
soaring·ly adv.

soar [sɔː]
vb (intr)
1. to rise or fly upwards into the air
2. (Engineering / 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
1. the act of soaring
2. the altitude attained by soaring
[from Old French essorer, from Vulgar Latin exaurāre (unattested) to expose to the breezes, from Latin ex-1 + aura a breeze]
soarer  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.soar - the act of rising upward into the airsoar - the act of rising upward into the air
ascending, rise, ascent, ascension - the act of changing location in an upward direction
Verb1.soar - rise rapidly; "the dollar soared against the yen"
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
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
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

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.
Translations
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 cityla nueva torre se eleva sobre la ciudad
our spirits soaredrenació nuestra esperanza

soar [ˈsɔːr] 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.

soar
vi
(rise: also soar up) → aufsteigen; to soar (up) into the skyzum 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 townder Turm/Hügel ragte über die Stadt hinaus

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

soar
v soar [soː]
to fly high Seagulls soared above the cliffs; Prices have soared recently. sweef, styg يُحَلِّق، يَحوم، يَرْتَفِع рея се (vy)letět vysoko flyve højt; stige kraftigt aufsteigen πετώ, ανεβαίνω στα ύψη volar, remontar el vuelo, remontarse kõrgele lendama, tõusma بالا رفتن liidellä, kohota korkeuksiin monter en flèche לִנסוֹק उड़ान भरना vinuti se u visine, dizati se nebu pod oblake szárnyal terbang tinggi fljúga í mikilli hæð volare (in alto); 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 elevar-se a se ridica парить; возрастать (vy)letieť vysoko visoko (po)leteti uzleteti flyga (sväva) högt, stiga [] บินสูงขึ้นไปในอากาศ yükselmek 高飛;飛漲,劇增 ширяти, високо літати اونچا اڑنا đạt ở mức cao


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