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soar

UK/sɔː(ɹ)/ US/soː/ uncommon
verb (5) noun (1)

verb

1.

rise rapidly

  • “the dollar soared against the yes”
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2.

fly by means of a hang glider

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3.

fly upwards or high in the sky

4.

go or move upward

  • “The stock market soared after the cease-fire was announced”
5.

fly a plane without an engine

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noun

1.

the act of rising upward into the air

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Origin

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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