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.

Examples of root for in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Born Margaret Elizabeth McLarty, the Daytime Emmy winner swapped her given title for a stage name and her North Carolina roots for the scrappy New York acting scene in the 1950s. —Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 21 July 2025

Jaden Fauske grew up rooting for the Chicago White Sox in Willowbrook. —Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2025

To believe in Justin Bieber is to believe in the mythology of greatness; to root for his success is to root for a once-in-a-generation talent fulfilling his destiny. —Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 16 July 2025

But Blair’s romance with Todd Manning (played first by Roger Howarth and later by Trevor St. John) became the relationship that fans rooted for. —Victoria Edel, People.com, 16 July 2025

Rhymes for root for

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