Dictionary

root for en · VERB

Meanings

1. (informal, transitive) To support (a favored person, team, or result).
   • I'm rooting for a happy ending to this story.
   • Homer, we can't root for one child over the other. You wouldn't like it if the kids played favorites with us. 1994 November 13, Mike Scully, “Lisa on Ice”, in The Simpsons, season 6, episode 8, spoken by Marge Simpson (Julie Kavner), production code 6F18:
   • I'm rooting for my cousin's team.

Forms

Synonyms

support · barrack · cheer on

Translations (31)

fr animer (encourage a favored person) · de propagieren (encourage a favored person) · pt torcer (encourage a favored person) · hu drukkol (encourage a favored person) · gl alentar (encourage a favored person) · ru топить (encourage a favored person) · es animar a (encourage a favored person) · ru болеть (encourage a favored person) · az tutmaq (encourage a favored person) · ja 〜を応援する (encourage a favored person) · es hacer barra (encourage a favored person) · ga tacaigh le (encourage a favored person) · de anfeuern (encourage a favored person) · fi kannustaa (encourage a favored person) · sv hålla på (encourage a favored person) · uk вболівати (encourage a favored person) · gl animar (encourage a favored person) · nl supporteren (encourage a favored person) · es alentar a (encourage a favored person) · sv heja på (encourage a favored person) · de sich einsetzen (encourage a favored person) · it fare il tifo (encourage a favored person) · az azarkeşlik etmək (encourage a favored person) · es hinchar por (encourage a favored person) · fi kannattaa (encourage a favored person) · pl kibicować (encourage a favored person) · ca animar (encourage a favored person) · es apoyar a (encourage a favored person) · pt animar (encourage a favored person) · pl dopingować (encourage a favored person) · it tifare (encourage a favored person)