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
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Retail sales ~ed by 10% in the twelve months to November.
▪ from , to
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Inflation has ~ed from 5% to 15%.
▪ past
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The death toll ~ed past 100 000.
▪ up
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This model will ~ up the sales charts.
PHRASES
▪ send sth ~ing
▪
The fuel shortage sent prices ~ing.
▪ ~ to new heights
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Property stock has ~ed to new heights.
2 fly high in the air
ADVERB
▪ high
▪ overhead
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A bird ~ed high overhead.
▪ up , upwards/upward
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The cliffs ~ed upward.
PREPOSITION
▪ above , across , into
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Rockets ~ed into the sky.
▪ over
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an eagle ~ing high above them
▪ past
▪
The ball went ~ing past my head.
▪ through
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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