soar
/sɔ:/
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Definition
- Verb:
- To fly or rise high in the air: To ascend or glide at a great height, often with little apparent effort.
- To increase rapidly to a high level: To rise very quickly in amount, value, or level.
- To be very high or tall: To reach a great height, as a mountain or building.
Usage and Examples
- Verb (To fly high):
- Eagles soar on thermal currents.
- The glider can soar for hours without an engine.
- Verb (To increase rapidly):
- Temperatures are expected to soar this weekend.
- Her spirits soared when she heard the good news.
- Verb (To be very tall):
- Skyscrapers soar above the city streets.
Advanced Usage
- "to soar above": To be much better than something else; to transcend.
- Her talent soars above that of her peers.
- "soaring" (Adjective): Reaching great heights; very high or impressive.
- The cathedral has soaring arches.
- The company reported soaring profits.
Variants and Related Words
- Soarer (noun): One who or that which soars (e.g., a glider or a bird).
- Soaringly (adverb): In a soaring manner.
Synonyms
- Ascend: To move upward.
- Rocket: To rise or increase very rapidly and suddenly.
- Surge: To increase suddenly and powerfully.
- Tower: To be very tall and prominent.
Phrasal Verbs and Related Constructions
- Soar up: To rise quickly.
- The kite caught the wind and soared up into the sky.
Related Idioms
- On a soaring note: Ending in a very successful, positive, or impressive way.
- The concert ended on a soaring note with the famous aria.
Noun
- the act of rising upward into the air
Verb
- fly a plane without an engine
- go or move upward
- The stock market soared after the cease-fire was announced
- fly upwards or high in the sky
- fly by means of a hang glider
- rise rapidly
- the dollar soared against the yen