take after
Third Person
takes after
Present Participle
taking after
Past Tense
took after
Past Participle
taken after
1
to look or act like an older member of the family, especially one's parents
- The little girl strongly takes after her mother.
- The baby takes after his father with those adorable dimples.
- Both sisters take after their mother in terms of kindness.
- The family members take after each other in their distinctive smiles.
- The teenager takes after his older brother in fashion sense.
2
to choose someone as an example and follow their behavior or choices
- He plans to take after his father, who was a master sergeant in the Marine Corps.
- The young artist is determined to take after the famous painter in capturing the beauty of nature.
- After watching the documentary, she decided to take after the environmental activist and become more eco-friendly.
- The young musician hopes to take the famous guitarist's style after attending his concert.
- She has always admired her older sister and tries to take after her in everything she does.
Synonyms:
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to quickly follow a person
- I was afraid that if I started running the man would take after me.
- The detective took after the burglars.
- The joggers took after the leader during the race.
- He walked fast, and I struggled to take after him.
- The excited children took after the clown at the birthday party.