"root for" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: roots for [present, singular, third-person], rooting for [participle, present], rooted for [participle, past], rooted for [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} root for (third-person singular simple present roots for, present participle rooting for, simple past and past participle rooted for)
  1. (transitive, informal) To support (a favored person, team, or result). Tags: informal, transitive Synonyms: barrack, support, cheer on Translations (encourage a favored person): azarkeşlik etmək (Azerbaijani), animar (Catalan), kannustaa (Finnish), kannattaa (Finnish), animer (French), animar (Galician), alentar (Galician), anfeuern (German), tifare (Italian), fare il tifo (Italian), kibicować [imperfective] (Polish), animar (Portuguese), torcer (Portuguese), болеть (boletʹ) (Russian), топить (topitʹ) (Russian), animar a (Spanish), alentar a (Spanish), apoyar a (Spanish), hinchar por (Spanish), heja på (Swedish), hålla på (Swedish), вболівати (vbolivaty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian)

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1994 November 13, Mike Scully, “Lisa on Ice”, in The Simpsons, season 6, episode 8, spoken by Marge Simpson (Julie Kavner), production code 6F18:",
          "text": "Homer, we can't root for one child over the other. You wouldn't like it if the kids played favorites with us.",
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        "To support (a favored person, team, or result)."
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        "(transitive, informal) To support (a favored person, team, or result)."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "barrack"
        },
        {
          "word": "support"
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        {
          "word": "cheer on"
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        {
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "encourage a favored person",
          "word": "azarkeşlik etmək"
        },
        {
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "encourage a favored person",
          "word": "animar"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "encourage a favored person",
          "word": "kannustaa"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "encourage a favored person",
          "word": "kannattaa"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "encourage a favored person",
          "word": "animer"
        },
        {
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "encourage a favored person",
          "word": "animar"
        },
        {
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "encourage a favored person",
          "word": "alentar"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "encourage a favored person",
          "word": "anfeuern"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "encourage a favored person",
          "word": "tifare"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "encourage a favored person",
          "word": "fare il tifo"
        },
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "encourage a favored person",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "kibicować"
        },
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "encourage a favored person",
          "word": "animar"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "encourage a favored person",
          "word": "torcer"
        },
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "boletʹ",
          "sense": "encourage a favored person",
          "word": "болеть"
        },
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "topitʹ",
          "sense": "encourage a favored person",
          "word": "топить"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "encourage a favored person",
          "word": "animar a"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "encourage a favored person",
          "word": "alentar a"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "encourage a favored person",
          "word": "apoyar a"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "encourage a favored person",
          "word": "hinchar por"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "encourage a favored person",
          "word": "heja på"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "encourage a favored person",
          "word": "hålla på"
        },
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          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "vbolivaty",
          "sense": "encourage a favored person",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "вболівати"
        }
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  "word": "root for"
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      "word": "barrack"
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    {
      "word": "support"
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    {
      "word": "cheer on"
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    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "encourage a favored person",
      "word": "azarkeşlik etmək"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "encourage a favored person",
      "word": "animar"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "encourage a favored person",
      "word": "kannustaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "encourage a favored person",
      "word": "kannattaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "encourage a favored person",
      "word": "animer"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "encourage a favored person",
      "word": "animar"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "encourage a favored person",
      "word": "alentar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "encourage a favored person",
      "word": "anfeuern"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "encourage a favored person",
      "word": "tifare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "encourage a favored person",
      "word": "fare il tifo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "encourage a favored person",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "kibicować"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "encourage a favored person",
      "word": "animar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "encourage a favored person",
      "word": "torcer"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "boletʹ",
      "sense": "encourage a favored person",
      "word": "болеть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "topitʹ",
      "sense": "encourage a favored person",
      "word": "топить"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "encourage a favored person",
      "word": "animar a"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "encourage a favored person",
      "word": "alentar a"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "encourage a favored person",
      "word": "apoyar a"
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    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "encourage a favored person",
      "word": "hinchar por"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "encourage a favored person",
      "word": "heja på"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "encourage a favored person",
      "word": "hålla på"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vbolivaty",
      "sense": "encourage a favored person",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
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      "word": "вболівати"
    }
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  "word": "root for"
}

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