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soar

[ sawr, sohr ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to fly upward, as a bird.
  2. to fly at a great height, without visible movements of the pinions, as a bird.
  3. to glide along at a height, as an airplane.
  4. to rise or ascend to a height, as a mountain.

    Synonyms: mount, tower

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

    His hopes soared.



noun

  1. an act or instance of soaring.
  2. the height attained in soaring.

soar

/ sɔː /

verb

  1. to rise or fly upwards into the air
  2. (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



noun

  1. the act of soaring
  2. the altitude attained by soaring

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Derived Forms

  • ˈsoarer, noun
  • ˈsoaring, nounadjective

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Other Words From

  • soarer noun
  • soaring·ly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of soar1

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English soren, from Middle French essorer, from unattested Vulgar Latin exaurāre, equivalent to Latin ex- ex- 1 + aur(a) “air” + -āre infinitive suffix

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Word History and Origins

Origin of soar1

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

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Synonym Study

See fly 2.

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Example Sentences

One of us was involved in developing an AI based on Soar, dubbed Rosie, that learns new tasks via instructions in English from human teachers.

Tom Bunn has assisted thousands of fearful fliers with his SOAR program, available online.

Not the soar of Amanda Gorman’s poem, or the thunderous power of Lady Gaga using a golden microphone to belt the national anthem.

While public interest in Ebola continues to dwindle, the epidemic itself continues to soar.

And in the summer months, when shootings soar, the city can be a ghoulish playground for those interested in the macabre.

Banks, who has spent nearly three decades as an educator, has a book on education reform coming out in September entitled “Soar”.

He was the point man in the promotion when Evel Knievel swore he'd soar across Snake River Canyon in a sawed-off rocket ship.

Luxury Goods Prices Soar: Believe it or not, the price of a quilted Chanel bag has increased by 70 percent since 2009.

He spoke with a grave and silvery pitch that made his words seem to soar lightly over his audience.

I have seen one swoop over a terrified flock, claw up a good-sized lamb, and soar away with it as if it were a mouse.

Its mountain peaks rise bare and rugged to the skies, where lordly eagles soar.

They sometimes soar perpendicularly to a considerable height, with a violent scream.

For wages climb upward with leaden feet, my friend, when prices soar with eagle wings.

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