soar

See also:Soar

English

A hawk soars.

Etymology

FromMiddle Englishsoren,fromOld Frenchessorer(“to fly up, soar”),fromVulgar Latin*exaurare(“to rise into the air”),fromLatinex(“out”)+aura(“the air, a breeze”),fromAncient Greekαὔρα(aúra,“breath”).Compareaura,andexhale.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation)enPR:sô,IPA^(key):/sɔː/
• (General American)enPR:sôr,IPA^(key):/sɔɹ/
• (rhotic,without thehorse–hoarsemerger)enPR:sōr,IPA^(key):/so(ː)ɹ/
• (non-rhotic,without thehorse–hoarsemerger)IPA^(key):/soə/

• Audio(US):

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• Rhymes:-ɔː(ɹ)
• Homophones:sore;saw(non-rhotic,horse–hoarsemerger);sower(rarepronunciation)

Verb

soar(third-person singular simple presentsoars,present participlesoaring,simple past and past participlesoared)

1. (intransitive)To flyhighwith little effort, like abird.
   • 1812,Lord Byron,“Canto I”, inChilde Harold’s Pilgrimage. A Romaunt,London: Printed forJohn Murray,[…];William Blackwood,Edinburgh; and John Cumming, Dublin; byThomas Davison,[…],→OCLC,stanza LII,page34:

     WhensoarsGaul's Vulture, with his wings unfurl'd,

2. Tomountupward on wings, or as on wings, especially byglidingwhile employing rising aircurrents.
3. To remain aloft by means of aglideror other unpowered aircraft.
4. Torise,especially rapidly or unusually high.

   The pump pricessoaredinto new heights as the strike continued.

   • 2021June 30, David Clough, “Brush: a UK rail icon”, inRAIL,number934,page57:

     A planning document produced in October 1984 said that Class 46 maintenance costs weresoaringand rapid withdrawal would occur, and this came to pass by the end of the year.

5. (figuratively)To rise in thought, spirits, or imagination; to be exalted in mood.
   • 1626(date written), John Milton, “At a Vacation Exercise in the Colledge,[…]”,inPoems, &c. upon Several Occasions,London:[…]Tho[mas]Dring[…],published1673,→OCLC,page65:

     Such where the deep tranſported mind mayſoare/ Above the wheeling poles,

   • 1712(date written),[Joseph] Addison,Cato, a Tragedy.[…],London:[…]J[acob]Tonson,[…],published1713,→OCLC,Act I, scene ii,page 4:

     Valoursoarsabove What the world calls misfortune.

   • 1988March 21,Vaughn Armstrong,Heart of Glory(Star Trek: The Next Generation) (Science Fiction),Paramount Domestic Television,→OCLC:

     KORRIS: I have tasted your heart. You have been with them, but you are still "of" us. Do not deny the challenge of your destiny. Get off your knees andsoar.Open your eyes and let the dream take flight.

Derived terms

• self-soar

Translations

to fly aloft with little effort

• Armenian:սավառնել(hy)(savaṙnel)
• Azerbaijani:süzmək(az)
• Bulgarian:рея се(reja se)
• Catalan:planar(ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin:Bay lượn(zh)(áoxiáng),Bay cao／Bay cao(zh)(gāofēi)

• Danish:svæve(da)
• Dutch:zweven(nl)
• Finnish:liitää(fi),liidellä(fi)
• French:planer(fr)
• Galician:pairar(gl)
• German:schweben(de)
• Hebrew:דָּאָה(he)(daá)
• Indonesian:melayang(id)
• Japanese:Vũ う(ja)(まう, mau),Tường る(ja)(かける, kakeru)
• Maori:tauihi
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål:sveve(no)

• Polish:szybować(pl)impf,poszybowaćpf
• Portuguese:pairar(pt),planar(pt)
• Russian:пари́ть(ru)impf(parítʹ),вита́ть(ru)impf(vitátʹ)
• Spanish:planear(es)
• Tocharian B:plu-
• Turkish:süzülmek(tr)
• Zazaki:sanayeyen

to mount upward on wings

• Bulgarian:издигам се(izdigam se)
• Dutch:opstijgen(nl)
• Finnish:nousta(fi),kohota(fi)
• French:monter(fr),s’élever(fr)
• Galician:rubir(gl),alar(gl)
• German:hochfliegen(de)
• Kurdish:

  Central Kurdish:بڵندبوون(bllindbûn)

• Norwegian:

  Bokmål:stige(no)

• Polish:wzbijać się(pl)impf,wzbić się(pl)pf
• Russian:взлета́ть(ru)impf(vzletátʹ),взлете́ть(ru)pf(vzletétʹ);воспаря́ть(ru)impf(vosparjátʹ),воспари́ть(ru)pf(vosparítʹ)
• Spanish:elevarse(es)
• Turkish:kanatlanmak(tr)
• Zazaki:perzane kerden

to fly by means of a glider

• Bulgarian:планирам(bg)(planiram)
• Catalan:planar(ca)
• Finnish:lentää(fi),liitää(fi)
• French:planer(fr)
• Galician:pairar(gl)
• German:gleiten(de)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål:glide,gli(no),glidefly

• Portuguese:planar(pt)
• Russian:пари́ть(ru)impf(parítʹ),плани́ровать(ru)impf(planírovatʹ),лета́ть(ru)impf(letátʹ)(abstract),лете́ть(ru)impf(letétʹ)(concrete)
• Spanish:planar
• Turkish:uçmak(tr)
• Zazaki:perayen

to rise rapidly or high

• Chinese:

  Mandarin:Quật khởi(zh)(juéqǐ),Tăng cao／Tăng cao(zh)(fēizhǎng)(also figurative)

• Finnish:ampaistaylös,nousta(fi)
• French:grimper en flèche,monter en flèche(fr),s’élancer(fr),s’envoler(fr)
• Galician:empolingarse,aparruñar(gl),sobir,derguer
• German:hochschnellen(de),aufstreben(de),hochragen
• Indonesian:menjulang(id)
• Japanese:Vũ い thượng がる(ja)(まいあがる, maiagaru),Hoạt không する(ja)(かっくうする, kakkū suru),Tủng える(ja)(そびえる, sobieru)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål:stige(no)

• Polish:wzlatywać(pl)impf,wzlecieć(pl)pf
• Russian:взлета́ть(ru)impf(vzletátʹ),взлете́ть(ru)pf(vzletétʹ),взмыва́ть(ru)(vzmyvátʹ),взмыть(ru)(vzmytʹ)
• Swedish:stiga(sv),skjuta i höjden
• Turkish:yükselmek(tr),tüngümek
• Zazaki:punen,berziyen

to rise in thought, spirits, or imagination; to be exalted in mood

• Finnish:nousta(fi),kohota(fi),lentää(fi),liitää(fi)
• Russian:воспаря́ть(ru)impf(vosparjátʹ),воспари́ть(ru)pf(vosparítʹ),вита́ть(ru)impf(vitátʹ)(no perfective form),вспрянуть(ru)(vsprjanutʹ)
• Turkish:ermek(tr),yükselmek(tr),tüngümek
• Zazaki:resten,berziyen

Noun

soar(pluralsoars)

1. The act ofsoaring.
   • c. 1810-1820,Samuel Taylor Coleridge,Notes on Jeremy Taylor

     this apparentsoarof the hooded falcon

2. Anupwardflight.

Translations

act of soaring

• Bulgarian:планиране(bg)n(planirane)
• Dutch:scheren(nl)
• Finnish:liito(fi),liitely(fi)
• French:essor(fr)m
• Portuguese:pairadaf
• Russian:паре́ние(ru)n(parénije),полёт(ru)m(poljót)

upward flight

• Bulgarian:издигане(bg)n(izdigane)
• Finnish:nousu(fi)
• French:envol(fr)m
• Polish:wznoszenie(pl)n
• Russian:взлёт(ru)m(vzljot),подъём(ru)(podʺjóm)(вверх)

References

• “soar”,inWebster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary,Springfield, Mass.:G. & C. Merriam,1913,→OCLC.

Anagrams

• aros,AROs,ROSA,oars,SORA,rosa,ORSA,Roas,AORs,Orsa,Rosa,ROAS,Raos,ORAS,oras,Sora,sora,osar,Raso,AoRs

Galician

Etymology 1

FromOld Galician-Portuguesesõar,fromLatinsonāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/soˈaɾ/

Verb

soar(first-person singular presentsoo,first-person singular preteritesoei,past participlesoado)

1. tosound,toring
   • 1370,R. Lorenzo, editor,Crónica troiana,A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page400:

     tãger boziñas etssoartronpas et anafíjs

     to play conchs and tosoundhorns and bugles

2. to beheard
   • 1295,R. Lorenzo, editor,La traducción gallega de la Crónica General y de la Crónica de Castilla,Ourense: I.E.O.P.F., page646:

     Et começoullj a dizer que tã grande era a numeada que del oya et o prez d'ar(ar)mas et os bõos feytos quesoarãdelle en terra d'Outra mar

     And he began to tell him how great was the reputation that he heard, and of the feats of war and the good deeds thatwere heardabout him inOutremer

3. toring a bell

   −Coñécelo? −Non me soa.

   −Do you know him? −No, he doesn't ring a bell. (Lit. "He doesn't sound (to me)"

Noun

soarm(pluralsoares)

1. sound
   • 1370,R. Lorenzo, editor,Crónica troiana,A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page605:

     Et alí oyriades a uolta et os braados tã grandes, et o rreuoluer et o bolir tã grande, et osoardos cornos et dos anafíjs, que esto era hũa grã marauilla.

     And being there you would hear the racket and the very high voices, and the uproar and restlessness, and thesoundof the horns and of the bugles, and all of this was a great wonder

Conjugation

Conjugation ofsoar

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el/ela/Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles/elas/Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	soar
Personal	soar	soares	soar	soarmos	soardes	soaren
Gerund
	soando
Past participle
Masculine	soado			soados
Feminine	soada			soadas
Indicative
Present	soo	soas	soa	soamos	soades	soan
Imperfect	soaba	soabas	soaba	soabamos	soabades	soaban
Preterite	soei	soaches	soou	soamos	soastes	soaron
Pluperfect	soara	soaras	soara	soaramos	soarades	soaran
Future	soarei	soarás	soará	soaremos	soaredes	soarán
Conditional	soaría	soarías	soaría	soariamos	soariades	soarían
Subjunctive
Present	soe	soes	soe	soemos	soedes	soen
Imperfect	soase	soases	soase	soásemos	soásedes	soasen
Future	soar	soares	soar	soarmos	soardes	soaren
Imperative
Affirmative		soa	soe	soemos	soade	soen
Negative(non)		nonsoes	nonsoe	nonsoemos	nonsoedes	nonsoen

Reintegrated conjugation ofsoar(SeeAppendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti/tu)	Third-person (ele/ela/você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles/elas/vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	soar
Personal	soar	soares	soar	soarmos	soardes	soarem
Gerund
	soando
Past participle
Masculine	soado			soados
Feminine	soada			soadas
Indicative
Present	soo	soas	soa	soamos	soades,soais	soam
Imperfect	soava	soavas	soava	soávamos	soávades,soáveis,soávais1	soavam
Preterite	soei	soaste,soache1	soou	soamos	soastes	soárom,soaram
Pluperfect	soara	soaras	soara	soáramos	soárades,soáreis,soárais1	soaram
Future	soarei	soarás	soará	soaremos	soaredes,soareis	soarám,soarão
Conditional	soaria	soarias	soaria	soaríamos	soaríades,soaríeis,soaríais1	soariam
Subjunctive
Present	soe	soes	soe	soemos	soedes,soeis	soem
Imperfect	soasse	soasses	soasse	soássemos	soássedes,soásseis	soassem
Future	soar	soares	soar	soarmos	soardes	soarem
Imperative
Affirmative		soa	soe	soemos	soade,soai	soem
Negative(nom)		nomsoes	nomsoe	nomsoemos	nomsoedes,nomsoeis	nomsoem

¹Less recommended.

Related terms

• resoar
• son
• sona

Etymology 2

Attested since the 13th century. From proto-Galician *solar,fromLatinsolum.CompareSpanishsolar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/soˈaɾ/

Noun

soarm(pluralsoares)

1. buildingland,plot,site

   Synonyms:formal,terreo

   • 1290,M. Lucas Álvarez, P. Lucas Domínguez, editors,El monasterio de San Clodio do Ribeiro en la Edad Media: estudio y documentos,Sada / A Coruña: Edicións do Castro, page415:

     Et damos a uos vnsoaren que façades huna casa logo

     And we give you aplotfor you to build a house promptly

Derived terms

• soarego

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane,María Álvarez de la Granja,Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo(2006–2022) “soar”,inDicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval(in Galician), Santiago de Compostela:Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “soar”,inCorpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval(in Galician), Santiago de Compostela:ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández,editor (2006–2013), “soar”,inDicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega[Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela:Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández,Ernesto Xosé González Seoane,María Álvarez de la Granja,editors (2003–2018), “soar”,inTesouro informatizado da lingua galega(in Galician), Santiago de Compostela:Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco,editor (2014–2024), “soar”,inTesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués(in Galician), Santiago de Compostela:Instituto da Lingua Galega,→ISSN

Manx

Etymology

(Thisetymologyis missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium.)

Noun

soarm(genitive singular[please provide],plural[please provide])

1. smell

Verb

soar(verbal nounsoaralorsoareyorsoaraghey)

1. tosmell

Mutation

Manx mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
soar	hoar after "yn",toar	unchanged
Note:Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Portuguese

Etymology

FromOld Galician-Portuguesesõar,fromLatinsonāre.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil)IPA^(key):/soˈa(ʁ)/[soˈa(h)],/suˈa(ʁ)/[sʊˈa(h)],(faster pronunciation)/ˈswa(ʁ)/[ˈswa(h)]

• (Brazil)IPA^(key):/soˈa(ʁ)/[soˈa(h)],/suˈa(ʁ)/[sʊˈa(h)],(faster pronunciation)/ˈswa(ʁ)/[ˈswa(h)]
  • (São Paulo)IPA^(key):/soˈa(ɾ)/,/suˈa(ɾ)/[sʊˈa(ɾ)],(faster pronunciation)/ˈswa(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro)IPA^(key):/soˈa(ʁ)/[soˈa(χ)],/suˈa(ʁ)/[sʊˈa(χ)],(faster pronunciation)/ˈswa(ʁ)/[ˈswa(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil)IPA^(key):/soˈa(ɻ)/

• (Portugal)IPA^(key):/ˈswaɾ/

• (Portugal)IPA^(key):/ˈswaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal)IPA^(key):/ˈswa.ɾi/

• Homophone:suar(Portugal)
• Hyphenation:so‧ar

Verb

soar(first-person singular presentsoo,first-person singular preteritesoei,past participlesoado)

1. make asound

   A corda da guitarrasoadesafinada.―The guitar stringsoundsout of tune.

   • 1913,Fernando Pessoa,Ó sino da minha aldeia:

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

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

2. tolook;toseem;toappear

Conjugation

Conjugation ofsoar(SeeAppendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele/ela/você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles/elas/vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	soar
Personal	soar	soares	soar	soarmos	soardes	soarem
Gerund
	soando
Past participle
Masculine	soado			soados
Feminine	soada			soadas
Indicative
Present	soo,sôo1	soas	soa	soamos	soais	soam
Imperfect	soava	soavas	soava	soávamos	soáveis	soavam
Preterite	soei	soaste	soou	soamos2,soámos3	soastes	soaram
Pluperfect	soara	soaras	soara	soáramos	soáreis	soaram
Future	soarei	soarás	soará	soaremos	soareis	soarão
Conditional	soaria	soarias	soaria	soaríamos	soaríeis	soariam
Subjunctive
Present	soe	soes	soe	soemos	soeis	soem
Imperfect	soasse	soasses	soasse	soássemos	soásseis	soassem
Future	soar	soares	soar	soarmos	soardes	soarem
Imperative
Affirmative		soa	soe	soemos	soai	soem
Negative(não)		nãosoes	nãosoe	nãosoemos	nãosoeis	nãosoem

¹Superseded.
²Brazilian Portuguese.
³European Portuguese.

Volapük

Etymology

Borrowed fromFrenchsoir(“evening”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/soˈaɾ/

Noun

soar(nominative pluralsoars)

1. evening

Declension

declension ofsoar

	singular	plural
nominative	soar	soars
genitive	soara	soaras
dative	soare	soares
accusative	soari	soaris
vocative1	osoar!	osoars!
predicative2	soaru	soarus

• ¹status as a case is disputed
• ²in later, non-classical Volapük only

Derived terms

• soarajul
• zälasoar