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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Each soccer fan walking by did a double-take after seeing Suarez through a window with the bright orange Future 9 Unleashed boot on full display.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 4 Dec. 2025
The track takes after some of her forebearers, specifically Hole’s Courtney Love and the harsh, grungy guitars from Live Through This.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
The actress that the video was taken after her third attempt at addressing a root cavitation.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Nov. 2025
Authorities said her word was backed up by surveillance video, cellphone records that show her and Coronado-Miranda’s phones were aligned for much of the early morning on the day of the incident and a rape test taken after her rescue.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 26 Nov. 2025
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Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 4 Dec. 2025
The track takes after some of her forebearers, specifically Hole’s Courtney Love and the harsh, grungy guitars from Live Through This.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
The actress that the video was taken after her third attempt at addressing a root cavitation.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Nov. 2025
Authorities said her word was backed up by surveillance video, cellphone records that show her and Coronado-Miranda’s phones were aligned for much of the early morning on the day of the incident and a rape test taken after her rescue.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 26 Nov. 2025
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“Take after.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20after. Accessed 9 Dec. 2025.
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