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The temperatures soared to over 40°C during the heatwave.
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Narrator
The temperatures soared to over 40°C during the heatwave.
Study notes
How to use in different contexts
Giving Advice
Be prepared for extreme heat; temperatures are expected to soar to over 40°C.
Describing Habits
During the heatwave, temperatures consistently soared to over 40°C.
Asking About Others
Did you experience the heatwave? Temperatures soared to over 40°C where I am.
Sharing Hypotheticals
If the heatwave continued, temperatures might have soared even higher than 40°C.
Rephrased versions
Formal
The mercury climbed to over 40°C during the period of extreme heat.
Casual
It was super hot during the heatwave; temperatures hit over 40°C!
Simpler English
It got really hot, over 40°C, during the heatwave.
Phrases to learn
soared to
Increased rapidly to a high level.
heatwave
A period of unusually hot weather.