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soarsoar /sɔr/ ●●○ verb [intransitive] ETYMOLOGYsoarOrigin: 1300-1400 Old French essorer, from Vulgar Latin exaurare, from Latin aura air VERB TABLEsoar |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
THESAURUSto become larger in amount, number, or degree, or to make something do this► increaseto become larger in amount, number, or degree, or to make something do this: The company has increased its workforce by 10 percent. ► go up/rise to increase in number, price, amount, or level. Go up is less formal than rise: Prices have risen 2%. ► grow to increase in amount, size, or degree: The number of employees at the company has grown from 20 to 300. ► escalate formal to increase to a much higher level: The rate of heart disease escalated as the country began eating a higher fat diet. ► shoot up to quickly increase in number, size, or amount: Unemployment shot up. ► soar to increase quickly to a high level: The temperature soared to over 100 degrees Fahrenheit. ► skyrocket to increase suddenly by very large amounts: House prices skyrocketed. ► double to become twice as large or twice as much, or to make something do this: The firm has doubled in size in ten years. They’re trying to double the amount of parts they produce each month. ► triple to become three times as large or three times as much, or to make something do this: The country’s debt has tripled over the last decade. We can triple our earnings by next year. ► multiply to increase a lot, or to make something do this: The company’s problems have multiplied over the past year. ► intensify formal to increase in strength, size, or amount, or to make something do this: The pain in his stomach intensified so they took him to the hospital. ► raise to make a number, price, amount, or level go up: Congress wants to raise the tax on gasoline. ► maximize to increase something as much as possible: The company is looking at ways of maximizing its profits. ► expand to make something increase in number or size: The consulting firm wants to expand its services to include insurance. ► step up to increase your efforts or activities. Step up is less formal than increase: Police officers stepped up their efforts to find the missing girl. ► boost to increase something so that it becomes better or more successful: We found a new manufacturing partner to boost our production. The win boosted the team’s confidence. 1to increase quickly to a high level: The temperature soared to 90°. soaring real estate prices► see thesaurus at increase12a)to fly, especially very high up in the sky, floating on air currents: An eagle soared above us. b)to go quickly upward to a great height: The ball soared through the air.3if your spirits or hopes soar, you begin to feel very happy or hopeful: Adam’s smile sent her spirits soaring.4[not in progressive] if buildings, trees, towers, etc. soar, they look very tall and impressive: The cliffs soar a hundred feet above the ocean. [Origin: 1300–1400 Old French essorer, from Vulgar Latin exaurare, from Latin aura air] |