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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In a separate statement to Whittier Daily News, Rowley claimed that the city had ignored complaints about upraised sidewalks caused by tree roots for years, and stated the city had not implemented adequate inspection protocols.
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Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Viewers who have never had the pleasure of seeing The Wolf Man will undoubtedly root for Gwen to somehow save Larry from himself.
—Steven Thrash, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
As the Season 34 finale approaches, Dancing with the Stars fans rooting for Whitney Leavitt and Mark Ballas were met with some unfortunate news.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
Still traumatized from the ending of the 1993 World Series and thus unable to root for the Toronto Blue Jays.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
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Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Viewers who have never had the pleasure of seeing The Wolf Man will undoubtedly root for Gwen to somehow save Larry from himself.
—Steven Thrash, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
As the Season 34 finale approaches, Dancing with the Stars fans rooting for Whitney Leavitt and Mark Ballas were met with some unfortunate news.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
Still traumatized from the ending of the 1993 World Series and thus unable to root for the Toronto Blue Jays.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 21 Oct. 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 29 Oct. 2025.
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