soar

Meaning

1. 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. To rise in thought, spirits, or imagination; to be exalted in mood.

fly

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

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sɔː/

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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