soar
pronunciation
How to pronounce soar in British English:
UK [sɔː(r)]
How to pronounce soar in American English:
US [sɔːr]
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- Noun:
- the act of rising upward into the air
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- Verb:
- rise rapidly
- fly by means of a hang glider
- fly upwards or high in the sky
- go or move upward
- fly a plane without an engine
Word Origin
- soar (v.)
- late 14c., from Old French essorer "fly up, soar," from Vulgar Latin *exaurare "rise into the air," from Latin ex- "out" (see ex-) + aura "breeze, air" (see aura). Of mountains, buildings, etc., by 1812; of prices, emotions, etc. from 1929. Related: Soared; soaring.
Example
- 1. Any new currency would depreciate and inflation would soar .
- 2. Debts to foreign creditors would soar as the drachma fell against the euro .
- 3. Let your spirit start to soar .
- 4. Private spending in surplus economies will not soar overnight .
- 5. As unemployment spreads and wages fall , mortgage arrears and defaults soar .