soar

English

A hawk soars.

Etymology

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 αὔρα (aura, “breath”). Compare aura, and exhale.

Pronunciation

• enPR: sô(r), IPA: /sɔː(ɹ)/, SAMPA: /sO:(r)/
• Homophone: sore, saw (in non-rhotic accents)
• Rhymes: -ɔː(r)

Verb

soar (third-person singular simple present soars, present participle soaring, simple past and past participle soared)

1. To fly aloft with little effort, as a bird.

   When soars Gaul's vulture with his wings unfurled. Byron.

2. To mount upward on wings, or as on wings.
3. To fly by means of a glider or other unpowered aircraft.
4. To rise, especially rapidly or unusually high.

   The pump prices soared into new heights as the strike continued.

5. (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

Translations

to fly aloft with little effort

Finnish: liitää (fi), liidellä (fi) Polish: szybować (pl)

Russian: парить (ru) (parít') impf. Spanish: planear (es)

to mount upward on wings

Dutch: opstijgen (nl) Finnish: nousta (fi), kohota (fi) French: monter (fr), s'élever (fr) Kurdish: بڵندبوون

Polish: szybować Russian: взлетать (ru) (vzl'etát') impf., взлететь (ru) (vzl'et'ét') pf.; воспарять (ru) (vospar'át') impf., воспарить (ru) (vosparít') pf. Spanish: elevarse (es)

to fly by means of a glider

Finnish: lentää (fi), liitää (fi)

French: planer (fr) Portuguese: planar (pt) Russian: парить (ru) (parít') impf.

to rise rapidly or high

Finnish: ampaista (fi) ylös (fi), nousta (fi) Polish: wzlatywać (pl)

Russian: взлетать (ru) (vzl'etát') impf., взлететь (ru) (vzl'et'ét') pf.

to rise in thought, spirits, or imagination; to be exalted in mood

Finnish: nousta (fi), kohota (fi), lentää (fi), liitää (fi)

Russian: воспарять (ru) (vospar'át') impf., воспарить (ru) (vosparít') pf.

Noun

soar (plural soars)

1. The act of soaring.

   This apparent soar of the hooded falcon. Samuel Taylor Coleridge.

2. An upward flight.

Translations

act of soaring

Dutch: scheren (nl)

Finnish: liito (fi), liitely (fi)

upward flight

Finnish: nousu (fi)

References

• soar in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Anagrams

• oars
• Rosa
• sora, Sora, SORA

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Portuguese

Etymology

Latin sonare

Verb

soar (present participle soando)

1. make a sound

Conjugation

  Conjugation of the Portuguese -ar verb soar

Notes:

• This is a regular verb of the -ar group.
• An obsolete treatment is to add a circumflex in one conjugated form.
• Verbs with this conjugation include: abençoar, coroar, enjoar, perdoar.

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	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele/ela/você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles/elas/vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	soar
Personal	soar	soares	soar	soarmos	soardes	soarem
Present participle
	soando
Past participle
Masculine	soado			soados
Feminine	soada			soadas
Indicative
Present	soo Obsolete: sôo	soas	soa	soamos	soais	soam
Imperfect	soava	soavas	soava	soávamos	soáveis	soavam
Preterite	soei	soaste	soou	soamos soámos	soastes	soaram
Pluperfect	soara	soaras	soara	soáramos	soáreis	soaram
Future	soarei	soarás	soará	soaremos	soareis	soarão
Conditional	soaria	soarias	soaria	soaríamos	soaríeis	soariam
Subjunctive
Present	soe	soes	soe	soemos	soeis	soem
Imperfect	soasse	soasses	soasse	soássemos	soásseis	soassem
Future	soar	soares	soar	soarmos	soardes	soarem
Imperative
Affirmative	soe	soa	soe	soemos	soai	soem
Negative (não)	soe	soes	soe	soemos	soeis	soem

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Volapük

Etymology

From French soir (“evening”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /soˈaɾ/

Noun

soar (plural soars)

1. evening

Declension

declension of soar

	singular	plural
nominative	soar	soars
genitive	soara	soaras
dative	soare	soares
accusative	soari	soaris
predicative	soaru	soarus
vocative	o soar!	o soars!

Derived terms

• soarajul