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title: soaring — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «soaring» in the school dictionary: Flying high in the air, often gliding without flapping wings. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# soaring

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**Who acts:** eagle, glider, Prices, food, Temperatures, city · **What happens:** fly, glide, flap, go up, rise, soar · **To what, where:** air, mountains, music, hills, valley, more · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«soaring» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: [soaring in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/soaring.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Flying high in the air, often gliding without flapping wings.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:soaring:m1:1
# text = Flying high in the air, often gliding without flapping wings.
1	Flying	fly	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	high	high	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	1	advmod	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	often	often	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	gliding	glide	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
9	without	without	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	flapping	flap	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	amod	_	_
11	wings	wing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fly** | gerund |  |  |  | the air |  | high *property* | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in air=Location |
| 2 | **glide** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | without flapping wings; often *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **flap** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn body\_internal\_motion-49.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .note -->
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 -->
Going up very quickly to a high level, like prices or temperatures.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:soaring:m2:1
# text = Going up very quickly to a high level, like prices or temperatures.
1	Going	go	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	up	up	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	very	very	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	level	level	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	like	like	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	prices	price	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	temperatures	temperature	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go up** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | to a high level and prices or temperatures; quickly *property* | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Very tall, rising high, like soaring mountains or towers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:soaring:m3:1
# text = Very tall, rising high, like soaring mountains or towers.
1	Very	very	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	tall	tall	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	rising	rise	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
5	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	like	like	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	soaring	soar	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	conj	_	_
9	mountains	mountain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	towers	tower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rise** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | high *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **soar** | gerund |  | mountains or towers |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent mountain=Theme |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Very strong and rising, like soaring music or hopes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:soaring:m4:1
# text = Very strong and rising, like soaring music or hopes.
1	Very	very	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	rising	rise	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	like	like	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	soaring	soar	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	conj	_	_
8	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	hopes	hope	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rise** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **soar** | gerund |  | music or hopes |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent music=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An eagle was soaring high above the hills.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:soaring:x1:1
# text = An eagle was soaring high above the hills.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	eagle	eagle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	soaring	soar	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	high	high	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	4	advmod	_	_
6	above	above	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	hills	hill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The glider was soaring over the valley.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:soaring:x2:1
# text = The glider was soaring over the valley.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	glider	glider	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	soaring	soar	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	over	over	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	valley	valley	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Prices are soaring, so food costs more each week.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:soaring:x3:1
# text = Prices are soaring, so food costs more each week.
1	Prices	price	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	soaring	soar	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	so	so	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	costs	cost	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
8	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	7	obj	_	_
9	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	det	_	_
10	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **soar** | present · progressive | Prices |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 2 | **cost** | present | food | more |  |  |  |  | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme more=Value |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:soaring:x4:1
# text = Temperatures were soaring during the heatwave.
1	Temperatures	temperature	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	soaring	soar	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	during	during	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	heatwave	heatwave	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 · progressive | Temperatures |  |  |  | during the heatwave |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The city has soaring towers of glass and steel.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:soaring:x5:1
# text = The city has soaring towers of glass and steel.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	soaring	soar	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	xcomp	_	_
5	towers	tower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	glass	glass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	steel	steel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the city |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **soar** | gerund | the city *not said here* | towers of glass and steel |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent tower=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her hopes were soaring when she heard she had made the team.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:soaring:x6:1
# text = Her hopes were soaring when she heard she had made the team.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	hopes	hope	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	soaring	soar	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
6	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	heard	hear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
8	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	7	ccomp	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **soar** | past · progressive | Her hopes |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 2 | **hear** | past | she |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 3 | **make** | past · perfect | she | the team |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent team=Product |
| 4 | **hope** |  | Her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom hope «feeling intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

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

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:soaring:x7:1
# text = The kite went soaring into the sky.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	kite	kite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	soaring	soar	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	xcomp	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	sky	sky	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | the kite |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **soar** | gerund | the kite *not said here* |  |  | the sky |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme into sky=Trajectory |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The graph shows the number of visitors soaring in summer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:soaring:x8:1
# text = The graph shows the number of visitors soaring in summer.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	graph	graph	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	visitors	visitor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	soaring	soar	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	acl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	summer	summer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | the graph | the number of visitors |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent number=Recipient |
| 2 | **soar** | gerund | visitors *not said here* |  |  |  | summer |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Breathless they watched for the soaring of the red eagle.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:soaring:x9:1
# text = Breathless they watched for the soaring of the red eagle.
1	Breathless	breathless	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
2	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	watched	watch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	soaring	soaring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	eagle	eagle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **watch** | past | they |  |  |  |  | for the soaring of the red eagle | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.theme NP.location»: agent=Agent for soaring=Theme |
| 2 | **soar** |  | the red eagle |  |  |  |  |  | nom soaring «act intransitive»: of=agent |

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