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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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
In a police report taken after Garrison was discovered dead by his brother Gabriel, Janelle told authorities that Garrison and her ex-husband had remained estranged.
—Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2024
The police report taken after Garrison Brown was found dead by his brother, Gabriel, has been released.
—Sara Vallone, Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2024
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
In a police report taken after Garrison was discovered dead by his brother Gabriel, Janelle told authorities that Garrison and her ex-husband had remained estranged.
—Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2024
The police report taken after Garrison Brown was found dead by his brother, Gabriel, has been released.
—Sara Vallone, Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2024
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“Take after.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20after. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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