soar
verb · noun
Simple meaning
Fly upwards or high in the sky.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
sawrIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈsɔɹ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
verb
Fly upwards or high in the sky
intransitive
To fly high with little effort, like a bird.
To rise, especially rapidly or unusually high.
“The dollar soared against the yen.”
To mount upward on wings, or as on wings, especially by gliding while employing rising air currents.
Go or move upward
“The stock market soared after the cease-fire was announced.”
figuratively
To rise in thought, spirits, or imagination; to be exalted in mood.
noun
The act of soaring.
The act of rising upward into the air
An upward flight.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B2 · Upper Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- Neutral / general English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Fly upwards or high in the sky
Used this way, soar is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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How It’s Used
The word’s distinct uses, one example each.
Riseverb
“The dollar soared against the yen.”
Moveverb
“The stock market soared after the cease-fire was announced.”
More ways to use soar
- “The stock market soared after the cease-fire was announced.”verb
- “The dollar soared against the yen.”verb
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Common Patterns and Combinations
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Word Family
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Inflected forms
Grammatical variations of the same word.
The activity of flying a glider.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
Rise rapidly.
Rise rapidly.
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Synonyms
Sense: soaring
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