root for
phrasal verb
rooted for; rooting for; roots for
: to express or show support for (a person, a team, etc.) : to hope for the success of (someone or something)
They always root for the home team.
Good luck on your upcoming show. Remember that we're all rooting for you.
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Beat everybody, and you aren’t left rooting for your rival.
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Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY, 13 Nov. 2025
There isn’t a rivalry there, and Hubbard is rooting for Brown, who is from London, Ontario, to catch up to him in the near future, even as the elder running back still has some more work to do.
—Charlotte Observer, 13 Nov. 2025
No one roots for the cable company.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 13 Nov. 2025
A lot of these young college-age girls are rooting for him, this father figure.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 11 Nov. 2025
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Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY, 13 Nov. 2025
There isn’t a rivalry there, and Hubbard is rooting for Brown, who is from London, Ontario, to catch up to him in the near future, even as the elder running back still has some more work to do.
—Charlotte Observer, 13 Nov. 2025
No one roots for the cable company.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 13 Nov. 2025
A lot of these young college-age girls are rooting for him, this father figure.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 11 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for root for
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“Root for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/root%20for. Accessed 22 Nov. 2025.
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