soar

American  

[sawr, sohr] / sɔr, soʊr /

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.

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noun

1. an act or instance of soaring.

2. the height attained in soaring.

soar British  

/ 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

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noun

1. the act of soaring

2. the altitude attained by soaring

Related Words

See fly ².

Other Word Forms

• soarer noun
• soaring noun
• soaringly adverb

Etymology

Origin of soar

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

Example Sentences

With loneliness among seniors soaring, the question is more relevant than ever.

From MarketWatch

Big picture: The economy is hardly creating any new jobs, the residue of a tumultuous year marked by soaring U.S. tariffs, major government layoffs, a crackdown on immigration and growing use of artificial intelligence.

From MarketWatch

Big picture: The economy is hardly creating any new jobs, the residue of a tumultuous year marked by soaring U.S. tariffs, major government layoffs, a crackdown on immigration and growing use of artificial intelligence.

From MarketWatch

But last year also brought commodity surprises, such soaring precious and other metals.

From MarketWatch

While his career was soaring, his personal life was spiralling.

From BBC

Related Words

• ascend
• escalate
• lift
• mount
• rise
• rocket
• sail
• shoot
• shoot up
• skyrocket
• top