soar
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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.
[Middle English soren, from Old French essorer, from Vulgar Latin *exaurāre : Latin ex-, ex- + Latin aura, air (from Greek aurā, breeze; see aura).]
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
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Verb | 1. | soar - rise rapidly; "the dollar soared against the yen" |
2. | soar - fly by means of a hang glider | |
3. | soar - fly upwards or high in the sky | |
4. | soar - go or move upward; "The stock market soared after the cease-fire was announced" | |
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 |
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soar
verb
1. rise, increase, grow, mount, climb, go up, rocket, swell, escalate, shoot up soaring unemployment
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soar
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soar
(soː) verb to fly high. Seagulls soared above the cliffs; Prices have soared recently.volar, remontar el vuelo, remontarse
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