soar
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- pronunciation:
- sor
- features:
- Homophone Note
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
soars, soaring, soared |
| definition 1: |
When a bird soars, it flies high in the sky using little effort.
The hawk soared over the meadow.
- synonyms:
- glide, sail
- similar words:
- fly, sweep
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| definition 2: |
When an airplane soars, it goes up into the sky quickly.
It was exciting to watch the jets soar into the sky.
- similar words:
- climb, rise
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| definition 3: |
When something soars, it increases or goes up very quickly.
Temperatures soared last week and everyone was complaining about the heat.Joe's confidence in playing hockey soared after he made two goals in the last game.- synonyms:
- skyrocket
- similar words:
- accelerate, climb, rise
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| related words: |
glide, lift, sail, slip |
| derivations: |
soaringly (adv.), soarer (n.) |
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