Soar
Pronunciation
Origin
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 αὔÏα (aura, "breath"). Compare aura, and exhale.
Full definition of soar
Verb
- to fly aloft with little effort, as a bird.When soars Gaul's vulture with his wings unfurled. Byron.
- to mount upward on wings, or as on wings.
- to fly by means of a glider or other unpowered aircraft.
- to rise, especially rapidly or unusually high.The pump prices soared into new heights as the strike continued.
- (figuratively) To rise in thought, spirits, or imagination; to be exalted in mood.Where the deep transported mind may soar. John Milton.Valor soars above What the world calls misfortune. Joseph Addison
Noun
soar
(plural soars)- The act of soaring.This apparent soar of the hooded falcon. Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
- An upward flight.