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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Very hard to root for someone like this.
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 11 Feb. 2026
Aaron Boone is an easy guy to root for, and a good (and sometimes very good) manager who can win a lot of games for the next franchise that hires him.
—Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
The Senate already voted to stop tariffs on Canada and Brazil, and tariff critics are rooting for the House to quit blocking those proposals from getting a vote.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Several people who know Smith-Njigba were at the watch party at Standard Service, rooting for him.
—Briseida Holguin, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 11 Feb. 2026
Aaron Boone is an easy guy to root for, and a good (and sometimes very good) manager who can win a lot of games for the next franchise that hires him.
—Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
The Senate already voted to stop tariffs on Canada and Brazil, and tariff critics are rooting for the House to quit blocking those proposals from getting a vote.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Several people who know Smith-Njigba were at the watch party at Standard Service, rooting for him.
—Briseida Holguin, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
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“Root for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/root%20for. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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