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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On May 20, Hillsborough County Commissioners largely took after Castor’s lead, voting to approve the memorandum and expressing a willingness to move forward with cautious optimism.
—Nicolas Villamil, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 May 2026
Some 51% of Texas Latinos are either planning to vote for Talarico or leaning toward him, and 24% favor Paxton, according to the UnidosUS poll, which was taken after Talarico won the Democratic nomination but before Paxton won the GOP nomination in a runoff.
—Fin Daniel Gómez, CBS News, 27 May 2026
She was known to be a perfectionist, sometimes demanding take after take when even the director was perfectly happy.
—Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
Some resemble ancient oil lamps and brooches; others take after Barbara Hepworth and Isamu Noguchi sculptures.
—Anthony Paletta, Curbed, 23 May 2026
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Nicolas Villamil, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 May 2026
Some 51% of Texas Latinos are either planning to vote for Talarico or leaning toward him, and 24% favor Paxton, according to the UnidosUS poll, which was taken after Talarico won the Democratic nomination but before Paxton won the GOP nomination in a runoff.
—Fin Daniel Gómez, CBS News, 27 May 2026
She was known to be a perfectionist, sometimes demanding take after take when even the director was perfectly happy.
—Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
Some resemble ancient oil lamps and brooches; others take after Barbara Hepworth and Isamu Noguchi sculptures.
—Anthony Paletta, Curbed, 23 May 2026
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“Take after.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20after. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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