soar

Verb

1. (intransitive) To fly high with little effort, like a bird.
2. To mount upward on wings, or as on wings, especially by gliding while employing rising air currents.
3. To remain aloft by means of a glider or other unpowered aircraft.
4. To rise, especially rapidly or unusually high.
5. (figuratively) To rise in thought, spirits, or imagination; to be exalted in mood.

Noun

1. The act of soaring.
2. An upward flight.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sɔː/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: soren

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.

Synonyms

fly

✈️

glide

rise

hover

float

fly up

tower

ascend

zoom

spring up

take off

climb

lift

soar up

wing

🪽

rise suddenly

take wing

shoot upwards

mount

shoot up

rocket

🚀

flush

kite

🪁

rise up

billow

dominate

hang glide

increase

uprise

ditch

surge

go up

soaring

sailplane

roam

skyrocket

soar upwards

sail

flight

✈️

expand

break

escalation

enter

bob

embarkment

elevation

board

jump

jet

intrude

Translations

planer

aufsteigen

elevarse

planear

yükselmek

opstijgen

remontar

veleggiare

monter

schweben

librarsi

s’élever

remuntar

monter en flèche

grimper en flèche