SOAR


Meaning of SOAR in English

verb

1 increase very fast

ADVERB

▪ dramatically

Profits have ~ed dramatically in recent months.

VERB + SOAR

▪ be expected to , be set to

Borrowing is set to ~ to an astonishing £60 billion.

PREPOSITION

▪ by

Retail sales ~ed by 10% in the twelve months to November.

▪ from , to

Inflation has ~ed from 5% to 15%.

▪ past

The death toll ~ed past 100 000.

▪ up

This model will ~ up the sales charts.

PHRASES

▪ send sth ~ing

The fuel shortage sent prices ~ing.

▪ ~ to new heights

Property stock has ~ed to new heights.

2 fly high in the air

ADVERB

▪ high

▪ overhead

A bird ~ed high overhead.

▪ up , upwards/upward

The cliffs ~ed upward.

PREPOSITION

▪ above , across , into

Rockets ~ed into the sky.

▪ over

an eagle ~ing high above them

▪ past

The ball went ~ing past my head.

▪ through

She stopped suddenly and her bag went ~ing through the air.

▪ towards/toward

Soar is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ attendance , ↑ ball , ↑ bird , ↑ confidence , ↑ cost , ↑ deficit , ↑ eagle , ↑ investment , ↑ level , ↑ mountain , ↑ popularity , ↑ price , ↑ productivity , ↑ profit , ↑ rate , ↑ rating , ↑ sale , ↑ stock , ↑ temperature , ↑ unemployment , ↑ vulture

Soar is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ per cent , ↑ point

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .