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soar.

To fly high with little effort, like a bird.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/sɔː/Received-Pronunciation/soː/Australia, British, New-Zealand, Southern, Standard/soɹ/General-American/soɾ/Scotland
  1. To fly high with little effort, like a bird.

    intransitive
  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.

    The pump prices soared into new heights as the strike continued.
  5. To rise in thought, spirits, or imagination; to be exalted in mood.

    figuratively
  6. To increase rapidly in number, volume, size, or amount.

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

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.

noun/sɔː/Received-Pronunciation/soː/Australia, British, New-Zealand, Southern, Standard/soɹ/General-American/soɾ/Scotland
  1. The act of soaring.

  2. An upward flight.

Where this word comes from

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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