- Soared
- 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 as
on wings. --Chaucer.
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When soars Gaul's vulture with his wings unfurled. --Byron. [1913 Webster]
2. Fig.: To rise in thought, spirits, or imagination; to be exalted in mood. [1913 Webster]
Where the deep transported mind may soar. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
Valor soars above What the world calls misfortune. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
3. (A["e]ronautics) To fly by wind power; to glide indefinitely without loss of altitude. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
