51Թ

Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for

take after

verb

  1. to resemble in appearance, character, behaviour, etc

  2. to follow as an example

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


Discover More

Idioms and Phrases

Follow the example of; also, resemble in appearance, temperament, or character. For example, Bill took after his uncle and began working as a volunteer for the Red Cross. [Mid-1500s]
Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

She had walked every step her son Vladislav could have taken after the Russians opened fire at his car, leaving him to flee with a bullet in his leg.

From

Prosecutors received the toxicology results from a blood sample taken after the crash that tested negative for “any measurable amount of alcohol or drugs,” according to a statement from the district attorney’s office.

From

The thing is to get your reflexes in shape, because sometimes you have to do take after take and you don’t want to gas out.

From

This "difficult" decision was taken after repeated warnings to the Zambian government to safeguard vital drugs meant for the country's most vulnerable patients, said US ambassador to Zambia Michael Gonzales.

From

Trump that this president, and indeed future presidents, have a virtually unlimited immunity from prosecution not just for official actions taken while serving, but for many actions taken after leaving office.

From

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


take a fittake against