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
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Michaels was injured on the second take after adjustments were made to the stunt.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 19 May 2025
The rest of the installment was apparently taken after it was sawed off from its base at the ankles.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 17 May 2025
In this respect, Geoff does not take after his mother.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 16 May 2025
Huntsman, the inspector general, said there are plenty of additional steps Bonta could take after four years of noncompliance, including trying to have county officials held in contempt of court.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
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Jake Kanter, Deadline, 19 May 2025
The rest of the installment was apparently taken after it was sawed off from its base at the ankles.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 17 May 2025
In this respect, Geoff does not take after his mother.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 16 May 2025
Huntsman, the inspector general, said there are plenty of additional steps Bonta could take after four years of noncompliance, including trying to have county officials held in contempt of court.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for take after
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“Take after.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20after. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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