root for in English

(Slang) encourage, applaud a contestant, chee

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1. Cranesbill root, wild geranium , (geranium maculatum)Cranesbill root for canker sores , Cranesbill root for spell working Payntersnaturalprods

2. I couldn't find any ginger root for the tea, but I found a map.

3. The root for this remarkable speciation has been a query of scientists and ecologists for years.

4. There are those who root for teams out of sheer love of sport, and those who play just for fun.

5. “The Hebrew root for Abomination is shaqats, [which means] ‘to be filthy,’ ‘to loath,’ ‘to abhor’” (“Abomination of Desolation,” International Standard Bible Encyclopedia)

6. The haustorium engulfs the root of the target plant (Beechdrops are obligate parasites of beech trees) and taps the root for its life-giving sap.

7. The root for the generic name Volvariella (as well as Volvaria and Volvariopsis, genera in which the species had been formerly placed) derives from the Latin volva, meaning "wrapper" or "a covering".

8. Offering a combination of exciting escapism, technological thrills, and exotic locales, the spy film combines the action and science fiction genres, presenting clearly delineated heroes for audiences to root for and villains for them to hate.

9. 1 day ago · We’re entering the second Major League Baseball season during which many of us will be unable or unwilling to return to stadiums to root for our favorite teams — and eat our favorite Ballpark

10. Craggier and less cookie-cutter than the young pretty boys normally seen in such fare, Gordon-Levitt expressively alternates between enthusiasm and forlorn disappointment in the manner Jack Lemmon could, and it makes you really root for the guy.

11. In basically the pinnacle of modern Cozies, actress-turned-PI Dayna, AKA Day, is a main character you can’t help but root for as she discovers her passion and knack for investigating while traversing Hollywood in search of the truth

12. Re: Betcin - GL web series from the Philippines Post by Guest » Tue Nov 02, 2021 1:10 am I think they are all gorgeous but they purposely made Kate not really likeable in terms of personality so we won’t root for “KaBeth”

13. I’m not sure if the phrase “bragging rights” is part of the current lexicon, but it comes from Old Norse, “braka,” meaning “to creak noisily, and is the root for Middle English, “Braggen,” which meant “speak boastfully,” or the adjectival form, “bragg,” which meant “prideful.”