- soar
- soar late 14c., from O.Fr. essorer "fly up, soar," from V.L. *exaurare "rise into the air," from L. ex- "out" (see EX- (Cf. ex-)) + aura "breeze, air." Related: Soared; soaring.
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Soar — may refer to: *Soaring, a mode of flight * Soar (album), the second album (released 1991) by the American band Samiam *Hank Soar (1914–2001), an American football player, baseball umpire and basketball coach *Soar (cognitive architecture) *160th… … Wikipedia
Soar — Packpferdbrücke, 15. Jahrhundert, über den Soar in Aylestone, Leics.Vorlage:Infobox Fluss/KARTE fehlt … Deutsch Wikipedia
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SOAR — ist: SOAR Telescope SOAR Diagramm eines Leistungstransistors Soar, ein Fluss im Vereinigten Königreich Soar (Kognition) 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) Rolls Royce Soar, ein Strahltriebwerk … Deutsch Wikipedia
soar — [sɔː ǁ sɔːr] verb [intransitive] to increase quickly to a high level: • Beef demand soared due to Americans adopting high protein diets. soaring adjective [only before a noun] : • Despite soaring prices, business is good. * * * soar UK US /sɔːr/… … Financial and business terms
soar — [so: US so:r] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(amounts/prices etc)¦ 2¦(in the sky)¦ 3¦(spirits/hopes)¦ 4¦(look tall)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: essorer, from [i]Vulgar Latin exaurare, from Latin aura air ] 1.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
Soar — Soar, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Soared}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Soaring}.] [F. s essorer to soar, essorer to dry (by exposing to the air), fr. L. ex out + aura the air, a breeze; akin to Gr. ?????.] 1. To fly aloft, as a bird; to mount upward on wings, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
soar — [ sɔr ] verb intransitive * 1. ) to quickly increase to a high level: Unemployment has soared. 2. ) to fly high in the sky: An eagle was soaring overhead. a ) to rise quickly into the air: The little plane suddenly soared upwards. b ) LITERARY to … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
soar´er — soar «sr, sohr», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to fly at a great height; fly upward: »to soar over the ocean. The hawk soared without flapping its wings. 2. a) to rise up to a great height; tower above that which is near: »a soaring skyscraper or mountain … Useful english dictionary
Soar — Soar, n. The act of soaring; upward flight. [1913 Webster] This apparent soar of the hooded falcon. Coleridge. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Soar — Soar, a. See {Sore}, reddish brown. [1913 Webster] {Soar falcon}. (Zo[ o]l.) See {Sore falcon}, under {Sore}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
