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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The brain wants to situate the images in a structure or find an internal pattern but all there is is chaos and there is no reality to root for.
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Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 22 May 2025
The irony is suffocating: While the Romanian people ultimately made the right choice, the leadership of the United States—the very country that built and led the postwar liberal world order—was quietly rooting for the other side.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
So who will Savannah root for this week when her father’s team faces her uncle’s?
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 20 May 2025
The incline is so steep there are times when hikers slip-slide on all fours, grabbing onto shrub roots for purchase as tiny lizards dart under their hands.
—David Allan, CNN Money, 17 May 2025
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Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 22 May 2025
The irony is suffocating: While the Romanian people ultimately made the right choice, the leadership of the United States—the very country that built and led the postwar liberal world order—was quietly rooting for the other side.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
So who will Savannah root for this week when her father’s team faces her uncle’s?
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 20 May 2025
The incline is so steep there are times when hikers slip-slide on all fours, grabbing onto shrub roots for purchase as tiny lizards dart under their hands.
—David Allan, CNN Money, 17 May 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 28 May. 2025.
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