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title: soar — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «soar» in the school dictionary: To soar is to fly high in the air, often gliding without flapping much: eagles soar. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# soar

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**Who acts:** eagles, prices, mountains, spirits, you, eagle · **What happens:** soar, be, glide, flap, mean, rise up · **To what, where:** valley, hills, sky, name, team list, beach · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«soar» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 8 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [soar in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/soar.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To soar is to fly high in the air, often gliding without flapping much: eagles soar.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:soar:m1:1
# text = To soar is to fly high in the air, often gliding without flapping much: eagles soar.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	soar	soar	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	fly	fly	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	often	often	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	gliding	glide	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
13	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
14	flapping	flap	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	advcl	_	_
15	much	much	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	18	punct	_	_
17	eagles	eagle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	nsubj	_	_
18	soar	soar	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **soar** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | fly, high *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **glide** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | often *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **flap** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn body\_internal\_motion-49.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **soar** | present | eagles |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To soar is to rise very quickly to a high level: prices soared.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:soar:m2:1
# text = To soar is to rise very quickly to a high level: prices soared.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	soar	soar	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	advcl	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	rise	rise	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
6	very	very	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	level	level	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	2	punct	_	_
13	prices	price	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj	_	_
14	soared	soar	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **soar** | to-infinitive | prices *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | prices *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to a high level; quickly, rise *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **soar** | past | prices |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To soar can mean to rise up tall: mountains soaring above the valley.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:soar:m3:1
# text = To soar can mean to rise up tall: mountains soaring above the valley.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	soar	soar	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	csubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	rise	rise	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	up	up	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	tall	tall	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
10	mountains	mountain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
11	soaring	soar	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	acl	_	_
12	above	above	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	valley	valley	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **soar** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 2 | **mean** | can |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **rise up** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | tall *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **soar** | gerund | mountains *not said here* |  |  | the valley |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme above valley=Trajectory |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
If your spirits or hopes soar, you suddenly feel very happy and hopeful.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:soar:m4:1
# text = If your spirits or hopes soar, you suddenly feel very happy and hopeful.
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
2	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	spirits	spirit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	hopes	hope	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
6	soar	soar	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	suddenly	suddenly	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	feel	feel	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	very	very	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	xcomp	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	hopeful	hopeful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **soar** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | your spirits or hopes |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 2 | **feel** | present | you |  |  |  |  | happy, suddenly *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The eagle soared above the hills.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:soar:x1:1
# text = The eagle soared above the hills.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	eagle	eagle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	soared	soar	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	above	above	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	hills	hill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **soar** | past | the eagle |  |  | the hills |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme above hill=Trajectory |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Temperatures soared during the heatwave.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:soar:x2:1
# text = Temperatures soared during the heatwave.
1	Temperatures	temperature	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	soared	soar	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	during	during	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	heatwave	heatwave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **soar** | past | Temperatures |  |  |  | during the heatwave |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The kite soared into the sky.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:soar:x3:1
# text = The kite soared into the sky.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	kite	kite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	soared	soar	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	sky	sky	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **soar** | past | the kite |  |  | the sky |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme into sky=Trajectory |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Food prices have soared this year.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:soar:x4:1
# text = Food prices have soared this year.
1	Food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	prices	price	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	soared	soar	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	6	det	_	_
6	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **soar** | present · perfect | Food prices |  |  |  | year |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My heart soared when I saw my name on the team list.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:soar:x5:1
# text = My heart soared when I saw my name on the team list.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	heart	heart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	soared	soar	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
5	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
7	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	list	list	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **soar** | past | My heart |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **see** | past | I | my name |  | the team list |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer name=Stimulus |
| 3 | **name** |  | my |  |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cliffs soared above the beach.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:soar:x6:1
# text = The cliffs soared above the beach.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cliffs	cliff	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	soared	soar	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	above	above	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	beach	beach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **soar** | past | the cliffs |  |  | the beach |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme above beach=Trajectory |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The ball soared over the goalkeeper's head.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:soar:x7:1
# text = The ball soared over the goalkeeper's head.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ball	ball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	soared	soar	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	over	over	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	goalkeeper	goalkeeper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **soar** | past | the ball |  |  | the goalkeeper's head |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme over head=Trajectory |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Does the lark soar as high as ever?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:soar:x8:1
# text = Does the lark soar as high as ever?
1	Does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	lark	lark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	soar	soar	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	as	as	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
7	as	as	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **soar** | present · do-support | the lark |  |  |  |  | high *property* | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

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