soar
Signification (English)
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- To fly high with little effort, like a bird.
- To mount upward on wings, or as on wings, especially by gliding while employing rising air currents.
- To remain aloft by means of a glider or other unpowered aircraft.
- To rise, especially rapidly or unusually high.
- To rise in thought, spirits, or imagination; to be exalted in mood.
Concepts
Synonyms
fly up
soar up
rise suddenly
shoot upwards
soar upwards
run high
spring away
rise high
skim over
travel by air
sharp rise
be whirled up
jump away
leap away
move gently
go through the roof
shot to
fly high
Fréquence
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/sɔː/
Étymologie (English)
In summary
From Middle English soren, from Old French essorer (“to fly up, soar”), from Vulgar Latin *exaurare (“to rise into the air”), from Latin ex (“out”) + aura (“the air, a breeze”), from Ancient Greek αὔρα (aúra, “breath”). Compare aura, and exhale.
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