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

The worst part was just the moment before, when I went from the exhilaration of soaring through the air to the horror of plummeting toward the hard earth.

From Literature

The company also showed that profits were increasing rapidly, as adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization — a closely followed measure of underlying profitability — soared 412% from last year to $167 million.

From MarketWatch

“This is the time for us to declare that, notwithstanding these challenges, we soar.”

From Los Angeles Times

Discord has soared in popularity in recent years, mainly as a place for online gamers, some of whom stream their gaming activities on other platforms like Twitch, to congregate, often anonymously.

From BBC

Figma’s shares soared 250% in a debut so splashy that bankers came under pressure for leaving money on the table by underpricing it.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

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