root for
To supportTo support (a favored person, team, or result).
» I always root for the underdog.
Ich bin immer für den Außenseiter.
Я всегда поддерживаю слабейшего.
Я завжди вболіваю за аутсайдера.
Meaning
1 senses(informal)To support (a favored person, team, or result).
I'm rooting for my cousin's team.
I'm rooting for a happy ending to this story.
sich einsetzen, propagieren, anfeuern
болетьboletʹ, топитьtopitʹ
вболіватиvbolivaty
- take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for
Examples
23 sentencesI always root for the underdog.
Я завжди вболіваю за аутсайдера.
ruЯ всегда поддерживаю слабейшего.
deIch bin immer für den Außenseiter.
I'm not going to root for anyone.
ruЯ не буду ни за кого болеть.
I'm rooting for you.
Я вболіваю за тебе.
ruЯ болею за вас.
deIch halte dir die Daumen.
Who are you rooting for?
За кого ти вболіваєш?
ruЗа кого ты болеешь?
We were all rooting for Tom.
ruМы все болели за Тома.
Translations
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Forms
roots for, rooting for, rooted for, rooted for| Base form | root for · to root for |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | roots for |
| Present participle | rooting for |
| Past simple | rooted for |
| Past participle | rooted for |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
4 phrasal verbsSynonyms
5 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb