soarsoar /sɔː $ sɔːr/ ●○○ verb [intransitive] 
Her temperature soared. The price of petrol has soared in recent weeks. soaring unemployment► see thesaurus at increase2in the sky a)to fly, especially very high up in the sky, floating on air currents: She watched the dove soar above the chestnut trees. b)to go quickly upwards to a great height: The ball soared to left field.3spirits/hopes if your spirits (=the way you are feeling, for example happy, sad etc) or hopes soar, you begin to feel very happy or hopeful OPP sink: Adam’s smile sent her spirits soaring.4look tall [not in progressive] if buildings, trees, towers etc soar, they look very tall and impressive SYN tower: Here the cliffs soar a hundred feet above the sea. a soaring skyscraper
WORD ORIGINsoar
Origin:
1300-1400 Old French essorer, from Vulgar Latin exaurare, from Latin aura ‘air’VERB TABLE
soar
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | soar |
| he, she, it | soars | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | soared |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have soared |
| he, she, it | has soared | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had soared |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will soar |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have soared |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am soaring |
| he, she, it | is soaring | |
| you, we, they | are soaring | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was soaring |
| you, we, they | were soaring | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been soaring |
| he, she, it | has been soaring | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been soaring |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be soaring |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been soaring |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- soaring real estate prices
- Adam's smile sent her spirits soaring.
- An eagle soared above us.
- In Montreal, gleaming office towers soar above 18th-century cathedrals.
- In the first year of peace, Lebanon's GDP soared by almost 40%.
- Last year, the drugs haul soared to 130,00 tablets.
- Temperatures soared into the nineties.
- The ball soared high into the air.
- The cost of a business Website can soar into millions of dollars.
- The death toll soars to 376 in Chicago from last week's heat wave.
- The snow goose flew down low over the field and then soared back up gracefully.
- The space shuttle soared into orbit.
- The temperature soared to 90°.
- Beyond the river, which was wide and hasty in spate, Llan-fawr soared into cloud.
- Bonds soared, as the 10-year government bond yield fell 9 basis points to 8. 24.
- But the $ 86 billion F-22 program has been plagued with mismanagement, design flaws and soaring costs.
- In the last year, discourse has deteriorated, and partisanship has soared.
- Keep a look out too for buzzards soaring over the crags which surround you, and also for the odd kestrel.
- The price of a Kalashnikov has soared in just a few days from $ 50 to about $ 250 Tuesday.
- The result is that family income has soared at the top and fallen at the bottom.
THESAURUSto increase
to become larger in number, amount, or degree: · Sales increased by 25%.· The level of violence has increased.
to increase. Go up is less formal than increase, and is the usual verb to use in everyday English: · The price of coffee has gone up.
to increase. Rise sounds a little formal and is often used when talking about the level of something increasing: · The demand for oil has been rising steadily.· Living standards have risen dramatically.
to increase, especially gradually over a period of time – used about numbers or amounts: · Since 1990, US imports of foreign goods have grown at a rate of 7.7% per year.· The number of people working from home has grown substantially.
to increase to a high level – used about things that you do not want to increase such as costs, crimes, or violence: · Fuel prices are escalating.· The fighting has escalated.
to become twice as much or three times as much: · Since 1950, the number of people dying from cancer has almost doubled.· The company’s profits tripled last quarter.
to become larger in size, or to include a wider range of activities: · The business has expanded at a rate of 15% per year.· We are hoping to expand into mobile phone services.
to increase and reach a very high level – used about numbers and amounts, or about feelings: · The temperature soared to 36.6 degrees Centigrade.· His confidence soared.· The singer’s popularity has soared.
to increase very quickly and suddenly – used about prices, numbers, or temperatures: · Share prices shot up 30% over the last week.
Longman Language Activatorto increase quickly or suddenly if something such as a price, number, or temperature shoots up , it increases quickly and suddenly: · As long as mortgage rates do not shoot up, property should remain a good investment.shoot up to: · US exports to Mexico have already shot up to 130% since 1985.· A year ago the magazine had a circulation of 150,000, but since then that figure has shot up to an astonishing 2 million.
to increase quickly to a high level: soar into: · Temperatures soared into the nineties.· The cost of a business Website can soar into millions of dollars.soar to: · Last year, the drugs haul soared to 130,00 tablets.· The death toll soars to 376 in Chicago from last week's heat wave.soar by 40%/£300/1 million etc: · In the first year of peace, Lebanon's GDP soared by almost 40%.
also skyrocket if costs, prices, profits, sales etc rocket , they increase very quickly to a very high level: · Interest rates have skyrocketed as credit has become scarce.· Why has the dollar rocketed against the yen in particular?rocket to: · Gold prices rocketed to their highest level since 1983.
informal if prices go through the roof , they increase to an extremely high level: · Following news of increased profits, the company's share price went through the roof.· Sales of Ray-Ban sunglasses went through the roof after Tom Cruise wore them in 'Risky Business'.
if a debt or the cost of something spirals , it increases very quickly and uncontrollably: · Since the project started five years ago, costs have spiralled.· With inflation spiralling out of control, the country was close to economic collapse.
if numbers or prices take off , they begin to increase quickly after a long period when they did not increase: · With the introduction of user-friendly software, home computer sales suddenly took off.· Internet shopping will really take off when people become convinced that it is secure.
to move upwards through the air · Mervyn had never invited her to go up in his little plane.· If you want to make the kite go up, pull the string hard, then release it slowly.
to move straight up into the air: · Hot air rises.rise in/into: · A stream of water rose into the air, arched smoothly, and fell back into the pool.rise up: · Clouds of smoke rose up into the air.
formal to move up through the air: · A huge flock of red-wing blackbirds ascended from their nests along the side of the road.· He leaned out of an upstairs window and felt a current of warm air ascending from the street.
if a bird or a plane climbs , it gradually goes higher up into the sky: · As the plane began to climb, Karen started to feel ill.· The geese climbed high above us and set off on their long journey south.
if an aircraft gains height , it gradually moves higher up into the sky: · Investigators are uncertain why the plane failed to gain height after takeoff.· Gliders use thermal up-currents to gain height.
to suddenly go up into the air very quickly: · Flames shot up into the air and clouds of smoke poured out of the windows.· I saw a spray of white water shoot up into the sky and knew that there were whales nearby.
to go quickly upwards to a great height in the air: soar upwards/up/above/into etc: · The ball soared high into the air.· The snow goose flew down low over the field and then soared back up gracefully.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Adam’s smile sent her spirits soaring.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1amounts/prices etc to increase quickly to a high level OPP plummet: Adam’s smile sent her spirits soaring. (=flies very high in the sky)· We watched birds soar in the blue sky above.
(=inflation that is increasing quickly and out of control)· Argentina was suffering from spiralling inflation.
literary (=go very high into the sky)· The distant mountains soar abruptly towards the sky.
(=increases by a large amount)· Opinion polls showed that his popularity had soared to a record level.
(=increases quickly by a large amount)· The price of oil soared in the 1970s.
(=increase by a large amount)
(=increase quickly and by a large amount)· Computer sales soared as prices continued to come down.
(=they start feeling happier)· Her spirits rose as they left the ugliness of London behind.
(=rises quickly to a high level)· In summer the temperature can soar to over 40°C (104°F).
(=increases quickly to a high level)· The economic crisis has seen unemployment soar.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB· Keep a look out too for buzzards soaring over the crags which surround you, and also for the odd kestrel.· Griffon-mounted Elf Lords soared over the army.· Read in studio Dozens of gliders have been soaring over the region competing in one of the country's largest gliding championships.· Lights were on on the Kingston road bridge soaring over the murky river.
· And his heart soared to wherever his Beth was in that moment.
· Meredith glanced up uncertainly at the four-storey buildings soaring up forbiddingly on either side of the alley where they were walking.· He soared up over her and shot her with his arrows at no risk to himself.· Both sides have been soaring up their respective divisions.· The Chiefs' balloon soared up and out of the stadium.· As the creatures soared up and down, their laughter began to take on an eerie and mournful tone.· Here the doves soared up to a tree through whose foliage came a bright yellow gleam.· Again it rose from its leafy perch and soared up into the sky.· But, at our request, the planes soared up the bay and through a canyon over LeConte Glacier.
NOUN· Look down on the trees, lakes and mountains far below as you soar through the air ....· There were hundreds of the Hunters, darting and soaring through the air.
· With car running costs set to soar this is good news.· The support system had to be paid and bureaucratized. Costs soared.· Net interest payments were 69% higher than in 1988, and unit labour costs are soaring.· Nonprofit organizations have seen their costs soar, their sources of revenue dry up, and their missions challenged.· Since 1978, costs have soared and Sri Lanka now has to find, £1600 million.· Employer health costs soared 18. 6 percent in 1988 and continued to rise until 1994.· There, events abroad caused major problems: costs were soaring.
· Meanwhile, high overhead, an eagle soared, clutching a tortoise in its talons.· He finds what he is after on the mauve horizon, an eagle soaring quietly there.· High above the immense trees which shadowed the river a magnificent golden eagle soared in slow circles.
· Vultures soar at great heights, watching not only for carcasses but also for other vultures possibly flying towards carcasses.· The stock market is soaring to new heights.· Usually seen soaring at a considerable height.· This is a well-managed restaurant that I expect will soar to new heights.· Corporate profits are soaring to new heights, but so is income inequality.· In the decade since then, Disney has soared to new heights.
· Queues have lengthened, real incomes have fallen and inflation has soared.· At the same time the peso was devalued by 600 % and inflation soared over consumers' purchasing power declined.· The growth rate fell, inflation soared.· Even if more money were available, a massive payout would send inflation soaring, economists warn.· Over the long term, policymakers have little choice because permitting inflation to soar will, over time, damage job formation.
· Sales of existing homes soared to an all-time level of 4. 1 million units last year, the study noted.· As a result, company earnings soared to industry-best levels during the four years leading up to 1992.· Consumer debt soared to very high levels because people often thought the relentless rise in the Dow would somehow save them.
· The market soared, especially in government gilt-edged stock, and the pound emerged ever stronger.· The stock market soared instead, though, leaving the fund far behind.· If he chooses to come back, his market value will have soared.· The stock market is soaring to new heights.· London was a boom town and the stock market was soaring.· The market soared 490 percent from December 1946 to July 1956.· Shares are basically flat in the past year, while the overall market has soared.
· But the price hikes helped Pru first-half profits soar by 46 percent to £249 million.· By 1991, the white rate of illegitimacy was up to 22 percent and the black rate had soared to 68 percent.· Teenage pregnancies have soared by 35 percent since 1980.· Agouron shares have soared more than 50 percent since late April on expectations the drug would do well.· The blue-chip Dow Jones industrial average is already up 4. 9 percent this year, after soaring 26 percent in 1996.· Ratings soared 32 percent above a normal Friday night.· In the past two years, the dollar has soared 50 percent against the yen and 25 percent against the mark.· The market soared 490 percent from December 1946 to July 1956.
· With prices soaring, work is what Kabulis seek above all else.· And with so many players rushing into the market at the last minute, prices soared.· The economic position remain appalling with the value of money plummeting and prices soaring.· The prices calmly soared through the roof.· Firewood will become even more scarce, and its price will soar.· Oil prices soared from $ 3 per barrel to $ 35 per barrel.· The price had soared to 250p before crashing last year.· And even in regions of apparent abundance, the situation was marginal as prices soared along with farm output.
· Reported profits soared by a third.· The telecommunications giant joined a growing number of employers in growth industries that have slashed payrolls even as their profits soared.· But the price hikes helped Pru first-half profits soar by 46 percent to £249 million.· Interest rates are low, inflation seems whipped, job growth is strong, corporate profits are soaring.· Corporate profits are soaring to new heights, but so is income inequality.· Much of the profit bonanza came from soaring underwriting fees.· An estimated 3 million workers have been laid off be-tween 1989 and 1995 as corporate profits have soared.· There are no such restraints on capital, and profits are soaring.
· Meanwhile, prostitution increases in rural areas, where unemployment has tripled and school drop-out rates for girls are soaring.· These rates did not soar because there was a sudden upward adjustment in thirty-year inflationary expectations.· Oxford began the night teetering on the brink of the relegation zone and pulse rates soared as early as the second minute.· By 1991, the white rate of illegitimacy was up to 22 percent and the black rate had soared to 68 percent.· Commodity prices fell, interest rates soared and in some cases a Mobutu or a Marcos pocketed billions of dollars.· Take away the police from London or Berlin, and see how quickly the crime rate would soar.· Interest rates could soar, asset prices could fall or cash flows could dry up.· True, the rates had soared, but so had the Headleands' incomes.
· And Pendleton's managers are hopeful their sales will continue to soar when their famous Twicer ice lolly is relaunched next week.· Instead, chip sales soared 40 percent.
· Again it rose from its leafy perch and soared up into the sky.· Like spiralling clouds of smoke thousands of birds swept and soared, stunt-riding the sky.· Then they soared into the sky as one, to make flight north as a pair along the coast to Wrath.· His kiss was pure joy, winging happiness, as if her spirit was soaring into a clear sky.· Ruth squeezed tight her eyes and swallowed hard as the aircraft soared up into the sky.
· But it was not just the short-lived weather which sent spirits soaring.· Down at the parade, spirits soared.· It should have sent her spirits soaring, but it didn't, because wasn't need just another aspect of lust?· And that was the marvel that sent my spirits soaring!· His kiss was pure joy, winging happiness, as if her spirit was soaring into a clear sky.· And the monks, like wild birds of the spirit, soar above it all.· My father would always be well fed, and his spirit would soar.
· London was a boom town and the stock market was soaring.· The Fed delivered a Goldilocks economy -- not too hot, not too cold -- and stocks and bonds soared.· The Nasdaq will also now consider halting trading in a stock that seems to soar or plunge beyond control, Campbell said.· Property-casualty stocks have soared to record highs, more than doubling the explosion enjoyed by the Dow-Jones Industrial Averages in 1985.· The stock soared 4 to 32.· But the government demanded the stock as its value soared to about $ 20 million.
· Tension mounts as temperatures soar on one of the hottest days of the year.· The sun beats down; temperatures soar into the 90s.· It's very tempting to leave your jacket and tie at home when the temperature starts to soar.· Five-year-old cancer victim Belinda Giles was rushed in by her parents, Gill and Paul, when her temperature soared.· During her labour Diana's temperature soared dramatically which in turn gave rise to concern for the baby's health.
· The result is that family income has soared at the top and fallen at the bottom.· Quality in all areas soared to the top also.· But the soaring incomes of top executives are not the major issue in the great productivity slowdown.
· A report released last week by the United Nations shows that unemployment has soared from about 70,000 to 260,000.· Now thousands of workers who had manned the booths and the support services had nowhere to turn. Unemployment soared.· But against that, unemployment is soaring, industry running out of patience and he is about to authorise massive cuts in public spending.· The love-in was over, and unemployment had soared.· Economic analysts saw it coming. Unemployment has soared in a region used to jobs for all.
VERB· And Pendleton's managers are hopeful their sales will continue to soar when their famous Twicer ice lolly is relaunched next week.
· Rescue operations were being hampered by severe winter weather and the death toll was expected to soar.· This is a well-managed restaurant that I expect will soar to new heights.· Demand for rented housing is expected to soar over the next decade.· Pharmaceutical ad revenue is expected to soar 300 percent in 1997.
· But it was not just the short-lived weather which sent spirits soaring.· Even if more money were available, a massive payout would send inflation soaring, economists warn.· Like a see-saw, her drop had sent him soaring into religiosity.· And what will send me soaring and plunging?· It should have sent her spirits soaring, but it didn't, because wasn't need just another aspect of lust?· And that was the marvel that sent my spirits soaring!· The strike had initially sent copper prices soaring on international metal markets.· The announcement sent shares of Loral soaring to $ 44. 50, up $ 8. 25, on Monday.
Her temperature soared. The price of petrol has soared in recent weeks. soaring unemployment► see thesaurus at increase2in the sky a)to fly, especially very high up in the sky, floating on air currents: She watched the dove soar above the chestnut trees. b)to go quickly upwards to a great height: The ball soared to left field.3spirits/hopes if your spirits (=the way you are feeling, for example happy, sad etc) or hopes soar, you begin to feel very happy or hopeful OPP sink: Adam’s smile sent her spirits soaring.4look tall [not in progressive] if buildings, trees, towers etc soar, they look very tall and impressive SYN tower: Here the cliffs soar a hundred feet above the sea. a soaring skyscraper