root for

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.

Examples of root for in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As an Ohio native who grew up in the 1970s, Urban Meyer had quite the baseball team to root for in the Big Red Machine. —Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026

Santana essentially swapped the jug-band and bluegrass roots for Afro-Cuban elements. —Mark Richardson, Pitchfork, 10 May 2026

Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart and the New York Knicks are back in the Eastern Conference finals, tying the NBA postseason record with 25 3-pointers in front of a raucous crowd rooting for the road team and rolling past the Philadelphia 76ers 144-114 on Sunday to sweep the second-round series. —CBS News, 10 May 2026

Naturally, Langeliers grew up rooting for the Mets, drawn to their 2000s teams with Carlos Beltrán, José Reyes and Wright. —Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 8 May 2026

Rhymes for root for

• abhor
• abor
• adore
• afore
• ardour
• ashore
• backdoor
• before
• bookstore
• candour
• centaur
• claymore