rooted for ?

Biro · #1 (permalink) Sat Oct 22, 2011 10:01 am *rooted for ?*

Does "rooted for" have the same meaning as "devoted to" ?

Alan · #2 (permalink) Sat Oct 22, 2011 11:18 am *rooted for ?*

Hi,

'Root for someone' is often used in the continuous form as in: We are all rooting for you and means: We are all supporting you.
This isn't as strong as 'We are all devoted to you'.

Alan
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