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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In other photos taken after the exotic bird arrived at the shelter and was placed in an outdoor yard, a cut can be seen down the emu's neck.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Additionally, Bueckers performance tonight places her 18th on the highest scoring individual performances in March Madness women’s history and 15th on the list if performances taken after 2000 are considered.
—Allison Smith, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
McMahon earlier this month laid off 1,315 staffers in a reduction in force measure that was taken after hundreds of others were already put on leave or took buyout options.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 20 Mar. 2025
The complaint relates to a series of votes the School Board took after being hit with a series of lawsuits from different charter schools in the fall of 2023.
—Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2025
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Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Additionally, Bueckers performance tonight places her 18th on the highest scoring individual performances in March Madness women’s history and 15th on the list if performances taken after 2000 are considered.
—Allison Smith, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
McMahon earlier this month laid off 1,315 staffers in a reduction in force measure that was taken after hundreds of others were already put on leave or took buyout options.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 20 Mar. 2025
The complaint relates to a series of votes the School Board took after being hit with a series of lawsuits from different charter schools in the fall of 2023.
—Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Take after.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20after. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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