The difference between Increase and Soar

When used as nouns, increase means an amount by which a quantity is increased, whereas soar means the act of soaring.

When used as verbs, increase means (of a quantity, etc.) to become larger or greater, whereas soar means to fly aloft with little effort, as a bird.

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  1. Increase as a verb (intransitive):

    (of a quantity, etc.) To become larger or greater.

    Examples:

    "His rage only increased when I told him of the lost money."

  2. Increase as a verb (transitive):

    To make (a quantity, etc.) larger.

  3. Increase as a verb:

    To multiply by the production of young; to be fertile, fruitful, or prolific.

  4. Increase as a verb (astronomy, intransitive):

    To become more nearly full; to show more of the surface; to wax.

    Examples:

    "The Moon increases."

  1. Increase as a noun:

    An amount by which a quantity is increased.

  2. Increase as a noun:

    For a quantity, the act or process of becoming larger

  3. Increase as a noun (knitting):

    The creation of one or more new stitches; see .

  1. Soar as a verb:

    To fly aloft with little effort, as a bird.

  2. Soar as a verb:

    To mount upward on wings, or as on wings.

  3. Soar as a verb:

    To remain aloft by means of a glider or other unpowered aircraft.

  4. Soar as a verb:

    To rise, especially rapidly or unusually high.

    Examples:

    "The pump prices soared into new heights as the strike continued."

  5. Soar as a verb (figuratively):

    To rise in thought, spirits, or imagination; to be exalted in mood.

  1. Soar as a noun:

    The act of soaring.

  2. Soar as a noun:

    An upward flight.

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