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To support (a favored person, team, or result).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, transitive
Examples
- I'm rooting for my cousin's team.
- I'm rooting for a happy ending to this story.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- We all rooted for the home team
- I'm pulling for the underdog
- Are you siding with the defender of the title?
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pull
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: side
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
30 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Azerbaijani:
azarkeşlik etmək
— encourage a favored person
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Azerbaijani:
tutmaq
— encourage a favored person
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Catalan:
animar
— encourage a favored person
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Dutch:
supporteren
— encourage a favored person
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Finnish:
kannustaa
— encourage a favored person
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Finnish:
kannattaa
— encourage a favored person
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French:
animer
— encourage a favored person
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Galician:
animar
— encourage a favored person
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Galician:
alentar
— encourage a favored person
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German:
sich einsetzen
— encourage a favored person
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German:
propagieren
— encourage a favored person
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German:
anfeuern
— encourage a favored person
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Hungarian:
drukkol
— encourage a favored person
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Irish:
tacaigh le
— encourage a favored person
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Italian:
tifare
— encourage a favored person
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Italian:
fare il tifo
— encourage a favored person
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Polish:
kibicować
— encourage a favored person
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Polish:
dopingować
— encourage a favored person
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Portuguese:
animar
— encourage a favored person
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Portuguese:
torcer
— encourage a favored person
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Russian:
болеть
(boletʹ)
— encourage a favored person
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Russian:
топить
(topitʹ)
— encourage a favored person
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Spanish:
animar a
— encourage a favored person
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Spanish:
alentar a
— encourage a favored person
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Spanish:
apoyar a
— encourage a favored person
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Spanish:
hinchar por
— encourage a favored person
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Spanish:
hacer barra
— encourage a favored person
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Swedish:
heja på
— encourage a favored person
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Swedish:
hålla på
— encourage a favored person
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Ukrainian:
вболівати
(vbolivaty)
— encourage a favored person
