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

Soccer fans in China have long rooted for the sport’s biggest global stars, including Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. — Janis MacKey Frayer, NBC news, 9 July 2026

Check in to see just how well The Pitt does (and to root for Industry, too). — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 8 July 2026

Andres Cantor was born in Buenos Aires in the early 1960s and grew up rooting for the World Cup-winning sides of Mario Kempes and later Diego Maradona. — Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

These days, Gill has a much bigger pool of people rooting for his success. — Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN Money, 7 July 2026

Rhymes for root for

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