Soar Definition

sôr
soared, soaring, soars
verb
soared, soaring, soars
To reach by soaring.
Webster's New World
To rise or fly high into the air.
Webster's New World
To fly, sail, or glide along high in the air.
Webster's New World
To glide along without engine power, maintaining or gaining altitude on currents of air.
Webster's New World
To rise well above the usual or ordinary level or bounds; be elevated.
Soaring prices, soaring spirits.
Webster's New World
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noun
soars
Soaring range or height.
Webster's New World
The act of soaring.
Webster's New World

An upward flight.

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Other Word Forms of Soar

Noun

Singular:
soar
Plural:
soars

Origin of Soar

  • From French s'essorer (“to soar"), essorer (“to dry (by exposing to the air)"), from Latin ex (“out") + aura (“the air, a breeze"), from Ancient Greek αὔρα (aura, “breath"). Compare aura, and exhale.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English soren from Old French essorer from Vulgar Latin exaurāre Latin ex- ex- Latin aura air (from Greek aurā breeze aura)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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