ROOT FOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does root for mean? 

• ROOT FOR (verb)
  The verb ROOT FOR has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: ROOT FOR used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ROOT FOR (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Synonyms:

pull; root for

Context example:

Are you siding with the defender of the title?

Hypernyms (to "root for" is one way to...):

side (take sides for or against)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s PP

 Context examples 

If this be an ordered selfishness, then we should pause before we condemn any one for the vice of egoism, for there may be deeper root for its causes than we have knowledge of.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)