soar
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
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 [edit]
- enPR: sô(r), IPA: /sɔː(ɹ)/, X-SAMPA: /sO:(r)/
- Homophone: sore, saw (in non-rhotic accents)
- Rhymes: -ɔː(r)
Verb [edit]
soar (third-person singular simple present soars, present participle soaring, simple past and past participle soared)
- 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
Translations [edit]
to fly aloft with little effort
to mount upward on wings
to fly by means of a glider
to rise rapidly or high
to rise in thought, spirits, or imagination; to be exalted in mood
Noun [edit]
soar (plural soars)
- The act of soaring.
- This apparent soar of the hooded falcon. Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
- An upward flight.
Translations [edit]
act of soaring
References [edit]
- soar in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
Anagrams [edit]
Galician [edit]
Etymology 1 [edit]
From Latin sonare
Verb [edit]
soar (first-person sg present soo, first-person sg preterite soei, past participle soado)
- make a sound
Conjugation [edit]
Conjugation of soar
| infinitive | soar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | soando | ||||||
| past participle | soado | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | eu | ti | el / ela | nós | vós | eles / elas | |
| present | soo | soas | soa | soamos | soades | soan | |
| imperfect | soaba | soabas | soaba | soabamos | soabades | soaban | |
| preterite | soei | soaches | soou | soamos | soastes | soaron | |
| pluperfect | soara | soaras | soara | soaramos | soarades | soaran | |
| future | soarei | soarás | soará | soaremos | soaredes | soarán | |
| conditional | soaría | soarías | soaría | soariamos | soariades | soarían | |
| subjunctive | eu | ti | el / ela | nós | vós | eles / elas | |
| present | soe | soes | soe | soemos | soedes | soen | |
| preterite | soase | soases | soase | soásemos | soásedes | soasen | |
| future | soar | soares | soar | soarmos | soardes | soaren | |
| imperative | — | ti | el / ela | nós | vós | eles / elas | |
| — | soa | — | — | soade | — | ||
| personal infinitive | eu | ti | el / ela | nós | vós | eles / elas | |
| soar | soares | soar | soarmos | soardes | soaren | ||
Etymology 2 [edit]
From Latin solum
Noun [edit]
soar f (plural soares)
- building land
Manx [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Noun [edit]
soar m
Verb [edit]
soar (verbal noun soaral or soarey or soaraghey)
- to smell
Mutation [edit]
| Manx mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| soar | hoar after "yn", toar |
unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
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Portuguese [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Latin sonare
Verb [edit]
soar (first-person singular present indicative soo, past participle soado)
- make a sound
Conjugation [edit]
Conjugation of the Portuguese -ar verb soar
Notes:
| 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 |
| Gerund | ||||||
| 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 |
Volapük [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From French soir (“evening”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /soˈaɾ/
Noun [edit]
soar (plural soars)
Declension [edit]
declension of soar
Derived terms [edit]
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- English terms derived from Latin
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English terms with homophones
- English verbs
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- Galician terms derived from Latin
- Galician verbs ending in -ar
- Galician nouns
- Manx nouns
- Manx verbs
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- Portuguese terms derived from Latin
- Portuguese verbs
- Volapük terms derived from French
- Volapük nouns
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