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  1. root forverb

    Synonyms:
    barrack for, support

  2. root forverb

    To encourage a favored person, team, or result.

    Synonyms:
    barrack for, support

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  1. pull, root forverb

    take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for

    "We all rooted for the home team"; "I'm pulling for the underdog"; "Are you siding with the defender of the title?"

How to use root for in a sentence?

  1. Michelle Collins:

    Michelle, I love you but I am so disagreeing with you… I don’t find satisfaction in seeing anyone be ruined, i want to believe the best in people… I always want to hope and root for people.

  2. Stonewall Jackson:

    We were such a loser town and you can't really say nothing to someone who supports a different sports team, this is the greatest city on Earth, though, and I'm just glad we have something to root for again.

  3. Bubba Watson:

    You hear a lot of 'Go Dawgs!' You hear a lot of barking, when you get to see that many people from a school, it is like a fraternity. You can root for those people. Obviously, I want to beat them all, but you root for them and cheer them on.

  4. Kabbalah:

    We must learn not to disassociate the airy flower from the earthy root, for the flower that is cut off from its root fades, and its seeds are barren, whereas the root, secure in mother earth, can produce flower after flower and bring their fruit to maturity.

  5. Tucker Carlson:

    Good evening, everyone. I'm Tucker Carlson. I'm like if a pair of boat shoes came to life, and I'm Laura Ingraham, and when I watch Harry Potter I root for Voldemort.

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