take after
verb
took after; taken after; taking after; takes after
: to resemble (someone) in features, build, character, or disposition
a daughter who takes after her mother
"That's Tulliver's son," said the publican to a grocer standing on the adjacent door-step. "Ah!" said the grocer, "I thought I knew his features. He takes after his mother's family."—
George Eliot
George Eliot"His father was lazy but his mother hasn't a lazy bone in her body, and Peter takes after her."—Lucy Maud Montgomery
Lucy Maud MontgomeryExamples of take after in a Sentence
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The Chicago Police Department posted a series of surveillance videos of an unidentified man wanted in the fatal shooting early Sunday, in which 30-year-old Huesca's gun and car were taken after he was gunned down while on his way home after work.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2024
Here’s an 11-person list of Carolina Panthers taken after the first round over the years: Steve Smith, Muhsin Muhammad, Ryan Kalil, Kris Jenkins, Josh Norman, Curtis Samuel, Kawann Short, Deshaun Foster, Mike Rucker, Mike Minter and James Bradberry.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 22 Apr. 2024
Photo ops based on the getaway car Kelce and Swift took after the Chiefs’ 41-10 victory over the Chicago Bears last season will be in the building.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2024
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The photo of the workers surveying road damage was taken after the April 3 earthquake in Taiwan, but the photo of the tilted building was not.
—Andre Byik, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
Shawn Johnson East's daughter is taking after her dad.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 3 Apr. 2024
Sample images taken after the update appear radically improved—sharper and clearer than before and with more legible text.
—Paul Monckton, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
Throughout the town hall, Trump allies took after Haley on social media, on issues ranging from border security to China policy.
—David Jackson, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2024
But Ritchie, the episode’s director, gave him free rein, take after take, Ings added, to see where the scene could take him.
—Imogen West-Knights, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2024
Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2024
Here’s an 11-person list of Carolina Panthers taken after the first round over the years: Steve Smith, Muhsin Muhammad, Ryan Kalil, Kris Jenkins, Josh Norman, Curtis Samuel, Kawann Short, Deshaun Foster, Mike Rucker, Mike Minter and James Bradberry.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 22 Apr. 2024
Photo ops based on the getaway car Kelce and Swift took after the Chiefs’ 41-10 victory over the Chicago Bears last season will be in the building.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2024
Email newsletter | Facebook page Our rating: Partly false
The photo of the workers surveying road damage was taken after the April 3 earthquake in Taiwan, but the photo of the tilted building was not.
—Andre Byik, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
Shawn Johnson East's daughter is taking after her dad.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 3 Apr. 2024
Sample images taken after the update appear radically improved—sharper and clearer than before and with more legible text.
—Paul Monckton, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
Throughout the town hall, Trump allies took after Haley on social media, on issues ranging from border security to China policy.
—David Jackson, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2024
But Ritchie, the episode’s director, gave him free rein, take after take, Ings added, to see where the scene could take him.
—Imogen West-Knights, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2024
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“Take after.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20after. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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