soar
verb /sɔː(r)/
/sɔːr/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they soar | /sɔː(r)/ /sɔːr/ |
| he / she / it soars | /sɔːz/ /sɔːrz/ |
| past simple soared | /sɔːd/ /sɔːrd/ |
| past participle soared | /sɔːd/ /sɔːrd/ |
| -ing form soaring | /ˈsɔːrɪŋ/ /ˈsɔːrɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] if the value, amount or level of something soars, it rises very quickly synonym rocket
- soaring costs/prices/temperatures
- Air pollution will soon soar above safety levels.
- Unemployment has soared to 18 per cent.
Homophones soar | soresoar sore/sɔː(r)//sɔːr/- soar verb
- Fuel prices are set to soar.
- sore adjective
- My eyes are sore from staring at a screen for too long.
Extra ExamplesTopics Moneyc1- Soaring costs have made progress difficult.
- Borrowing is set to soar to an astonishing £60 billion.
- Inflation has soared from 5 per cent to 15 per cent.
- Profits have soared dramatically in recent months.
- Property stock has soared to new heights.
- Retail sales soared by 10 per cent in the twelve months to November.
- The death toll soared past 100 000.
- The fuel shortage sent prices soaring.
- This model will soar up the sales charts.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- dramatically
- be expected to
- be set to
- by
- from
- to
- …
- send something soaring
- soar to new heights
- [intransitive] soar (up) (into something) to rise quickly and smoothly up into the air
- The rocket soared (up) into the air.
- (figurative) Her spirits soared (= she became very happy and excited).
Extra ExamplesTopics Transport by airc1- The plane was soon soaring up into the sky.
- The ball went soaring past my head.
- She stopped suddenly and her bag went soaring through the air.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- high
- overhead
- up
- …
- above
- across
- into
- …
- [intransitive] to fly very high in the air or remain high in the air
- an eagle soaring high above the cliffs
Extra ExamplesTopics Birdsc1- A buzzard soared high overhead.
- The jets soared above us.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- high
- overhead
- up
- …
- above
- across
- into
- …
- [intransitive] to be very high or tall
- soaring mountains
- The building soared above us.
- The cliffs soared upward.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- high
- overhead
- up
- …
- above
- across
- into
- …
- [intransitive] when music soars, it becomes higher or louder
- soaring strings
- Her voice would soar over the orchestra with little effort.
Word Originlate Middle English: shortening of Old French essorer, based on Latin ex- ‘out of’ + aura ‘breeze’.