aanvuren — meaning in English

English meaning

• elate verb To make someone feel very happy or proud.
• root noun The underground part of a plant that anchors it and draws in water and nutrients.

Senses

aanvuren is used for these senses in English:

• cheer on (transitive) To cheer and support (a team or individual); to barrack; to root for.
• elate (transitive) To make joyful or proud.
• root (intransitive, with "for" or "on", US) To cheer (on); to show support (for) and hope for the success of. (See root for.) [late 19th century]

elate — full definition

1. verb To make someone feel very happy or proud.
2. verb To raise something up.

root — full definition

1. noun The underground part of a plant that anchors it and draws in water and nutrients.
2. noun The origin, source, or underlying cause of something.
3. noun In mathematics, a value which, raised to a given power, produces a specified number (most commonly the square root).
4. verb To become firmly fixed or established.
5. verb To cheer for or support someone, hoping for their success. (usually "root for")

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