to root for
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3.0
- phrasal verb
- /ˈruːt fɔr/
- Informal
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- As a lifelong supporter, I always root for the underdogs in every competition.
- root for a team
- fans root for
There's no one to root for, no one.
- There's no one to root for, no one.
- You can't ride with Ronald McDonald and root for the Hamburglar.
- It's a really sad day when I'm rooting for Kendall and Shiv and Roman.
- I do not root for either of the brothers.
- So what we're rooting for is for Walter to get better.
- And everyone roots for you until you do better than them.
- We we root for them and we admire them.
- They're simply people who like to fight, or who like to root for one side or another.
- Usually in the crowd or, or, or where you're from, you're all rooting for one team.
- They, they rooted for me from the sidelines.
- I still just can't though, like get with and root for this romance within the book.
- And that's very sad because if your parents aren't rooting for you, who's rooting for you?
Examples
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Thank you for rooting for me and I love your attitude.
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I'll be rooting for you.
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I need you to root for me.
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People need someone to root for and someone to root against.
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We were really rooting for you girls.
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Who are you rooting for?
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I was rooting for you the whole time.
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So what we're rooting for is for Walter to get better.
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- I'm rooting for you.
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I always root for the team that's been around longest.
Synonyms
113
2.9
To cheer for someone or a team because you want them to win
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4.2
Support someone in a competition or hard situation
To cheer for someone loudly to show support
To give loud, cheerful support to someone to encourage them
Antonyms
How Supportive
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to support or cheer for' is directly and compositionally derived from 'root' (to cheer/support) plus the preposition 'for' which marks the target of support. This is a common verb + preposition construction that a B1 learner who knows the constituent meanings can readily infer.
Etymology
The expression root for comes from a simple plant image: the root holds a plant steady and helps it grow, so to 'root for' someone is like giving them support and strength. That's why it now means 'to support or cheer for' someone.