Soar — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of rising upward into the air

rise rapidly

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈɔːɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈɔː/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈɔː/

1 syllable Say it as /sˈɔːɹ/.

Examples

the dollar soared against the yen
The stock market soared after the cease-fire was announced

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

soar upwards hang glide sailplane soar up zoom surge

Parts of Speech

noun	the act of rising upward into the air
verb	rise rapidly “the dollar soared against the yen”
verb	fly by means of a hang glider
verb	fly upwards or high in the sky
verb	go or move upward “The stock market soared after the cease-fire was announced”
verb	fly a plane without an engine

Word Forms

soar	verb	fly upwards or high in the sky
zoom	verb	rise rapidly
surge	noun	a sudden or abrupt strong increase
zoom	noun	a rapid rise
hang gliding	noun	gliding in a hang glider
soar	noun	the act of rising upward into the air
soaring	noun	the activity of flying a glider
sailplaning	noun	the activity of flying a glider
sailplane	noun	aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air against its surfaces

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

steigen

der Akt des Aufsteigens in die Luft

🇫🇷French

monter

l'action de s'élever dans les airs

🇪🇸Spanish

remontarse

el acto de elevarse hacia arriba en el aire

🇮🇹Italian

salire

l'atto di sollevarsi verso l'alto nell'aria

🇳🇱Dutch

zweven

de handeling van het omhoog stijgen in de lucht

🇵🇹Portuguese

disparar

o ato de subir no ar

🇷🇺Russian

парить

акт подъема в воздух

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ऊंची उड़ान भरना

हवा में ऊपर की ओर उठने की क्रिया या भाव

🇧🇩Bengali

উড্ডয়ন

বাতাসে উপরের দিকে ওঠার কাজ

🇮🇳Tamil

உயரும்

காற்றில் மேல்நோக்கி எழும் செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఎగురుతుంది

గాలిలోకి పైకి లేచే చర్య

🇮🇳Marathi

उडणे

हवेत वर जाण्याची क्रिया

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉડવા

હવામાં ઉપરની તરફ વધવાની ક્રિયા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸೋರ್

ಗಾಳಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಮೇಲಕ್ಕೆ ಏರುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉയരുക

വായുവിലേക്ക് മുകളിലേക്ക് ഉയരുന്ന പ്രവർത്തനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉੱਡਣਾ

ਹਵਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਉੱਪਰ ਵੱਲ ਵਧਣ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

چڑھنا

ہوا میں اوپر کی طرف اٹھنے کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

翱翔

上升到空中的动作

🇯🇵Japanese

急上昇する

空中に上昇する行為

🇰🇷Korean

날기

공중으로 솟아오르는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bay lên

hành động bay lên không trung

🇹🇭Thai

ทะยาน

การกระทำที่ลอยขึ้นไปในอากาศ

🇮🇩Indonesian

melonjak

tindakan naik ke udara

🇵🇭Filipino

pumailanglang

ang pagkilos ng pag-angat pataas sa hangin

🇲🇾Malay

melambung

perbuatan naik ke atas ke udara

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حلق

فعل الارتفاع إلى أعلى في الهواء

🇮🇷Persian

اوج گرفتن

عمل بالا آمدن به سمت هوا

🇹🇷Turkish

uçmak

havaya doğru yükselme eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַמרִיא

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