English

Proper noun

Soar

1. (geography) A river in England tributary to the Trent.

English

A hawk soars.

Verb

soar ‎(third-person singular simple present soars, present participle soaring, simple past and past participle soared)

1. to fly aloft with little effort, as a bird.

   When soars Gaul's vulture with his wings unfurled. Byron.

2. to mount upward on wings, or as on wings.
3. to remain aloft by means of a glider or other unpowered aircraft.
4. to rise, especially rapidly or unusually high.

   The pump prices soared into new heights as the strike continued.

5. (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

Noun

soar ‎(plural soars)

1. The act of soaring.

   This apparent soar of the hooded falcon. Samuel Taylor Coleridge.

2. An upward flight.

Translations

References

• soar in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Anagrams

• oars
• Rosa
• sora, Sora, SORA

Galician

Etymology 1

From Old Portuguese sõar, from Latin sonāre, present active infinitive of sonō.

Verb

soar ‎(first-person singular present soo, first-person singular preterite soei, past participle soado)

1. make a sound

Conjugation

Etymology 2

From Latin solum

Noun

soar f ‎(plural soares)

1. building land

Manx

Noun

soar m ‎(genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

1. smell

Verb

soar ‎(verbal noun soaral or soarey or soaraghey)

1. to smell

Mutation

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese sõar, from Latin sonāre, present active infinitive of sonō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swen- ‎(“to sound, resound”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /suˈaɾ/, /ˈswaɾ/
  • Homophone: suar
• Hyphenation: so‧ar

Verb

soar ‎(first-person singular present indicative soo, past participle soado)

1. make a sound
   • 1913, Fernando Pessoa, “Ó sino da minha aldeia”:

     Ó sino da minha aldeia, / Dolente na tarde calma, / Cada tua badalada / Soa dentro da minha alma.

     Oh bell of my village, / Lazy in this peaceful afternoon, / Each one of your tollings / Resounds in my soul.

   Isso não soa bem.‎ ― That doesn't sound good.

Conjugation

Volapük

Etymology

Borrowing from French soir ‎(“evening”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /soˈaɾ/

Noun

soar ‎(plural soars)

1. evening

Declension

Derived terms

• soarajul
• zälasoar