soar

B2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /soɹ/ UK /sɔː/ See IPA manual

Homophones

sore /soɹ/

verb noun Freq #15728

Meanings

1

verb
To rise or increase very quickly to a high level.

House prices have soared over the past year.
2

verb
To fly high in the air, especially without much effort.

We watched an eagle soar above the cliffs.

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1 verb · to rise or increase very... surge zoom

Word family

Forms soaredsoaringsoars

Derived forms outsoaroversoarself-soarsoarablesoarawaysoarerupsoar

Etymology

From Middle English soren, from Old French essorer (“to fly up, soar”), from Vulgar Latin *exaurare (“to rise into the air”), from Latin ex (“out”) + aura (“the air, a breeze”), from Ancient Greek αὔρα (aúra, “breath”). Compare aura, and exhale.

*h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European soren Middle English essorer Old French *exaurare la-vul ex Latin αὔρα Ancient Greek

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# soar

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** verb, noun
**IPA (US):** soɹ
**IPA (UK):** sɔː
**Frequency rank:** 15728

## Meanings
1. To rise or increase very quickly to a high level.
2. To fly high in the air, especially without much effort.

## Examples
- House prices have soared over the past year.
- We watched an eagle soar above the cliffs.

## Derived Forms
- outsoar
- oversoar
- self-soar
- soarable
- soaraway
- soarer
- upsoar

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *h₂ews-
- Root: soren
- Root: essorer
- Root: *exaurare
- Root: ex
- Root: αὔρα

## Etymology
From Middle English soren, from Old French essorer (“to fly up, soar”), from Vulgar Latin *exaurare (“to rise into the air”), from Latin ex (“out”) + aura (“the air, a breeze”), from Ancient Greek αὔρα (aúra, “breath”). Compare aura, and exhale.

## AI Etymology
Soar is from Middle English soren, from Old French essorer (“to fly up, soar”), from Vulgar Latin *exaurare (“to rise into the air”), from Latin ex (“out”) + aura (“the air, a breeze”), from Ancient Greek αὔρα (aúra, “breath”). Compare aura, and exhale. Important forms in the word's history include Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews-, Middle English soren, Old French essorer, la-vul *exaurare, Latin ex, Ancient Greek αὔρα. In current use it includes senses such as To rise or increase very quickly to a high level and To fly high in the air, especially without much effort.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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