# soar

Pronunciation: US say "SOR" /soɹ/; UK say "SAW" /sɔː/

## Verb

1. To fly high in the air with little effort, the way a bird does.
   - Simple: To fly high in the air without much effort, like a bird.
   - _Condors can soar for miles without flapping their wings._
   - _The gulls soared effortlessly over the chalk cliffs._
2. To rise, especially very rapidly or to an unusually high level.
   - Simple: To go up very quickly or to a very high level.
   - _House prices soar in cities where demand far outstrips supply._
   - _The company's profits soared after the new product launched._
3. To mount upward on wings, or as if on wings, especially by gliding on rising currents of air.
   - Simple: To rise upward on wings, gliding on air that pushes up from below.
   - _Eagles soar for hours, using thermals to gain height without flapping._
   - _The condor soared along the ridge where warm air rose from the slopes._
4. To rise in thought, spirits, or imagination; to feel exalted or uplifted in mood.
   - Simple: To feel very happy, hopeful, or full of big ideas.
   - _Spirits soar when long-held dreams finally seem within reach._
   - _His mind soared with visions of what the future might hold._
7. To remain aloft in a glider or other unpowered aircraft, using air currents to stay up.
   - Simple: To stay up in the air using a glider or other aircraft with no engine.
   - _Experienced pilots soar across long distances without an engine._
   - _He soared for six hours, riding thermals between the mountain ranges._

## Noun

5. An instance of flying upward, especially high into the air.
   - Simple: A flight upward, high into the air.
   - _The condor's soar carried it effortlessly over the peaks._
   - _A sudden soar lifted the kestrel above the cliff edge._
6. The action of rising and gliding high through the air with little effort.
   - Simple: The act of flying or rising high through the air.
   - _The hawk's soar above the field seemed almost endless._
   - _She admired the smooth soar of the sailplane overhead._

## Origin

From Middle English "soren," from Old French "essorer" (to fly up, soar), from Vulgar Latin "*exaurare" (to rise into the air). This came from Latin "ex" (out) plus "aura" (the air, a breeze), which traces back to Ancient Greek "aúra" (breath).

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