take after

English

Verb

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.

   She takes after her grandmother with her wide eyes and quiet disposition.

2. To follow someone's example.

Translations

to resemble in appearance or habit

• Bulgarian: дръпнал съм се (drǎpnal sǎm se) на някого
• Czech: být po (někom), zdědit podobu
• Finnish: muistuttaa jotakuta
• French: tenir de (fr), ressembler à (fr)
• German: nachgeraten (de)
• Hindi: ऊपर जाना (ūpar jānā)
• Hungarian: hasonlít (hu)
• Portuguese: parecer-se com, puxar a (Brazil), sair a (Portugal)
• Romanian: semăna (ro)
• Russian: походи́ть (ru) (poxodítʹ) (на na), напомина́ть (ru) (napominátʹ) кому-то кого-то (remind someone of smb), быть весь в кого-то (bytʹ vesʹ v kovo-to)
• Spanish: parecerse a (es)
• Swedish: brås på (sv)
• Ukrainian: бу́ти схо́жим на ко́гось (búty sxóžym na kóhosʹ), нага́дувати кого́сь (naháduvaty kohósʹ)

to follow someone's example

• Finnish: seurata jonkun esimerkkiä, noudattaa jonkun esimerkkiä
• Russian: сле́довать (ru) (slédovatʹ), подража́ть (ru) (podražátʹ) (also disapprovingly)
• Swedish: ta efter (sv)