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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Trump officials had a more nuanced take after news reports surfaced Tuesday about an initial Defense Intelligence Agency assessment that said the attack set back Iran's nuclear program only by months.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 28 June 2025
Unlike Season 1, in which contestants had one chance to vote to end the games, in Seasons 2 and 3, votes are taken after each contest; as more players die, the pot swells larger and larger.
—Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
Aniello pointed out that watching one take after another can rob them of the wider context of the scene.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 5 June 2025
So would Guthrie take after her former Today colleague Kotb and pull double duty full-time in the mornings?
—Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2025
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Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 28 June 2025
Unlike Season 1, in which contestants had one chance to vote to end the games, in Seasons 2 and 3, votes are taken after each contest; as more players die, the pot swells larger and larger.
—Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
Aniello pointed out that watching one take after another can rob them of the wider context of the scene.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 5 June 2025
So would Guthrie take after her former Today colleague Kotb and pull double duty full-time in the mornings?
—Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2025
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“Take after.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20after. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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