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.
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Corporate bosses and some regulators have long despised the practice of rooting for share prices to fall, but defenders say short selling creates an incentive to expose wrongdoing and acts as a check on increasingly passive stock markets.
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Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 2 June 2026
Little One marks a return to his roots for Cregger, a founding member and writer for the New York comedy troupe, The Whitest Kids U’ Know.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 2 June 2026
Over the years, the trio has frequently been photographed together enjoying nights out, celebrating birthdays, and rooting for Kelce at Chiefs games.
—Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 2 June 2026
But the heart of this action-comedy that’s really a high-concept girlfriend movie is Ginger Minj and Jujubee, their characterizations in perfect sync, their rapport endearing and their triumph-of-the-underdog arc something worth rooting for.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 1 June 2026
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Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 2 June 2026
Little One marks a return to his roots for Cregger, a founding member and writer for the New York comedy troupe, The Whitest Kids U’ Know.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 2 June 2026
Over the years, the trio has frequently been photographed together enjoying nights out, celebrating birthdays, and rooting for Kelce at Chiefs games.
—Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 2 June 2026
But the heart of this action-comedy that’s really a high-concept girlfriend movie is Ginger Minj and Jujubee, their characterizations in perfect sync, their rapport endearing and their triumph-of-the-underdog arc something worth rooting for.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 1 June 2026
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“Root for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/root%20for. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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