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Meaning of root for | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To support (a favored person, team, or result).

informal, transitive

Equivalents

Azərbaycanca azarkeşlik etmək tutmaq
Bosanski navijati
Català animar
Deutsch anfeuern anfeuern
Ελληνικά υποστηρίζω
Español alentar a animar a apoyar a hacer barra hinchar por
Suomi kannattaa kannustaa
Français animer
Galego alentar animar
Hrvatski navijati
Magyar drukkol
Italiano fare il tifo tifare
日本語 応援
Kurdî hêja hêja
Nederlands supporteren
Polski dopingować kibicować
Português animar torcer
Русский болеть топить
Српски navijati
Svenska hålla på heja
Українська боліти

Examples

“I'm rooting for my cousin's team.”
“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

root out root up root-caused root-causes root-causing rootch

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