"take after" meaning in English

See take after in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: takes after [present, singular, third-person], taking after [participle, present], took after [past], taken after [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|take<,,took,taken> after}} take after (third-person singular simple present takes after, present participle taking after, simple past took after, past participle taken after)
  1. To resemble (a parent or ancestor) in appearance or habit. Categories (topical): Appearance Translations (to resemble in appearance or habit): дръпнал съм се на някого (drǎpnal sǎm se) (Bulgarian), být po (někom) (Czech), zdědit podobu (Czech), muistuttaa jotakuta (Finnish), tenir de (French), ressembler à (French), nachgeraten (German), ऊपर जाना (ūpar jānā) (Hindi), hasonlít (Hungarian), parecer-se com (Portuguese), puxar a [Brazil] (Portuguese), sair a [Portugal] (Portuguese), semăna (Romanian), походи́ть (poxodítʹ) (alt: на na) (Russian), напомина́ть кому-то кого-то (napominátʹ) (english: remind someone of smb) (Russian), быть весь в кого-то (bytʹ vesʹ v kovo-to) (Russian), parecerse a (Spanish), brås på (Swedish), бу́ти схо́жим на ко́гось (búty sxóžym na kóhosʹ) (Ukrainian), нага́дувати кого́сь (naháduvaty kohósʹ) (Ukrainian)
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  2. To follow someone's example. Translations (to follow someone's example): seurata jonkun esimerkkiä (Finnish), noudattaa jonkun esimerkkiä (Finnish), сле́довать (slédovatʹ) (Russian), подража́ть (podražátʹ) (note: also disapprovingly) (Russian), ta efter (Swedish)
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Inflected forms

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          "sense": "to resemble in appearance or habit",
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          "alt": "на na",
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          "roman": "poxodítʹ",
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          "english": "remind someone of smb",
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          "roman": "napominátʹ",
          "sense": "to resemble in appearance or habit",
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          "roman": "bytʹ vesʹ v kovo-to",
          "sense": "to resemble in appearance or habit",
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          "sense": "to resemble in appearance or habit",
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          "roman": "búty sxóžym na kóhosʹ",
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          "word": "бу́ти схо́жим на ко́гось"
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          "roman": "naháduvaty kohósʹ",
          "sense": "to resemble in appearance or habit",
          "word": "нага́дувати кого́сь"
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        "To follow someone's example."
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          "word": "seurata jonkun esimerkkiä"
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          "roman": "slédovatʹ",
          "sense": "to follow someone's example",
          "word": "сле́довать"
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          "note": "also disapprovingly",
          "roman": "podražátʹ",
          "sense": "to follow someone's example",
          "word": "подража́ть"
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      "sense": "to resemble in appearance or habit",
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      "sense": "to resemble in appearance or habit",
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      "sense": "to resemble in appearance or habit",
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      "word": "sair a"
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      "sense": "to resemble in appearance or habit",
      "word": "semăna"
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      "alt": "на na",
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      "roman": "poxodítʹ",
      "sense": "to resemble in appearance or habit",
      "word": "походи́ть"
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      "roman": "napominátʹ",
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      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "búty sxóžym na kóhosʹ",
      "sense": "to resemble in appearance or habit",
      "word": "бу́ти схо́жим на ко́гось"
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      "code": "uk",
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      "roman": "naháduvaty kohósʹ",
      "sense": "to resemble in appearance or habit",
      "word": "нага́дувати кого́сь"
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to follow someone's example",
      "word": "seurata jonkun esimerkkiä"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to follow someone's example",
      "word": "noudattaa jonkun esimerkkiä"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "slédovatʹ",
      "sense": "to follow someone's example",
      "word": "сле́довать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "note": "also disapprovingly",
      "roman": "podražátʹ",
      "sense": "to follow someone's example",
      "word": "подража́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to follow someone's example",
      "word": "ta efter"
    }
  ],
  "word": "take after"
}

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