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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He was named to be the second quarterback taken after Cam Ward, but that has not been the case.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025
On March 4, the Italian football federation announced that five Bologna players had tested positive for amphetamines in a drug test taken after their 4-1 victory against Torino in the previous month.
—Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Armstrong, however, remains an outlier in that there weren’t really any serviceable corners taken after him.
—C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2025
In other photos, Luna can be seen wearing a chef’s jacket, taking after her mother.
—Rachel Flynn, People.com, 14 Apr. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025
On March 4, the Italian football federation announced that five Bologna players had tested positive for amphetamines in a drug test taken after their 4-1 victory against Torino in the previous month.
—Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Armstrong, however, remains an outlier in that there weren’t really any serviceable corners taken after him.
—C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2025
In other photos, Luna can be seen wearing a chef’s jacket, taking after her mother.
—Rachel Flynn, People.com, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Take after.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20after. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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