take after
1take after — (someone) to be like or to look like someone in your family. Most of my children take after my husband, both in appearance and character …
2take after — ► take after resemble (a parent or ancestor). Main Entry: ↑take …
3take after — [v] emulate act like, be like, copy, ditto*, do like*, follow, follow in the footsteps of*, follow suit*, follow the example of*, imitate, inherit, look like, make like*, mimic, mirror, pattern after*, rival; concepts 87,171 …
4take after — index copy, mock (imitate) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
5take after — verb 1. be similar to a relative She takes after her father! • Hypernyms: ↑resemble • Verb Frames: Somebody s somebody 2. imitate in behavior; take as a model Teenagers follow their friends in everything …
6take after — phrasal verb [transitive, never progressive] Word forms take after : present tense I/you/we/they take after he/she/it takes after present participle taking after past tense took after past participle taken after take after someone to look or… …
7take after — PHRASAL VERB: no passive If you take after a member of your family, you resemble them in your appearance, your behaviour, or your character. [V P n] Ted s always been difficult, Mr Kemp he takes after his dad …
8take after — I. have similar traits, have the same personality Kyle is calm; he takes after me. Kris is active, just like his dad. II. chase, try to catch If he catches the football, you take after him as fast as you can …
9take after — phr verb Take after is used with these nouns as the object: ↑father, ↑mother …
10take after — resemble or act like a parent or relative He is tall and handsome like his father and seems to take after him in other ways as well …
