verb · neutral
soar
UK/sɔː/US/sɔːr/SOAR
task1speaking
to rise very quickly to a high level
Examples
“House prices soared in the city centre over the decade.”
“Fuel costs soared after the conflict disrupted supplies.”
“Student numbers soared as the university expanded its courses.”
Band 8 sentence
“Average salaries in the technology sector soared following the surge in foreign investment.”
Collocations
- soar to
- soar by
- soaring prices
Word family
soar verbsoaring adjective
Common mistakes
Prices soared up last year.→Prices soared last year.
The costs was soaring.→The costs were soaring.
Say it for a higher band
5go up a lot→6increase rapidly→7+soar
Synonyms
rocket
surge
Easily confused
rocket
“After the announcement, demand for the product rocketed.”
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