Meanings
verbtake after (third-person singular simple present takes after, present participle taking after, simple past took after, past participle taken after)
present singular third person takes after · participle present taking after · past took after · participle past taken after
- To resemble (a parent or ancestor) in appearance or habit.
She takes after her grandmother with her wide eyes and quiet disposition.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Bulgarian дръпнал съм се на някого
- дръпнал съм се на някого (drăpnal săm se)to resemble in appearance or habit
Czech být po (někom), zdědit podobu
- být po (někom)to resemble in appearance or habit
- zdědit podobuto resemble in appearance or habit
Dutch aarden naar
- aarden naarto resemble in appearance or habit
Finnish muistuttaa jotakuta, seurata jonkun esimerkkiä
- muistuttaa jotakutato resemble in appearance or habit
- seurata jonkun esimerkkiäto follow someone's example
- noudattaa jonkun esimerkkiäto follow someone's example
French tenir de, ressembler à
- tenir deto resemble in appearance or habit
- ressembler àto resemble in appearance or habit
German nachgeraten
- nachgeratento resemble in appearance or habit
Hindi ऊपर जाना
- ऊपर जाना (ūpar jānā)to resemble in appearance or habit
Hungarian hasonlít
- hasonlítto resemble in appearance or habit
Icelandic svipa til
- svipa tilto resemble in appearance or habit
Irish téigh le
- téigh leto resemble in appearance or habit
Latin exprimō
- exprimōto resemble in appearance or habit
Polish wdawać się w, wdać się w
- wdawać się wto resemble in appearance or habit
- wdać się wto resemble in appearance or habit
- dziedziczyć poto resemble in appearance or habit
- odziedziczyć poto resemble in appearance or habit
- być podobnym doto resemble in appearance or habit
- naśladowaćto follow someone's example
- podążać zato follow someone's example
- podążyć zato follow someone's example
Portuguese parecer-se com, puxar a
- parecer-se comto resemble in appearance or habit
- puxar ato resemble in appearance or habit
- sair ato resemble in appearance or habit
Romanian semăna
- semănato resemble in appearance or habit
Russian походи́ть, напомина́ть кому-то кого-то
- походи́ть (poxodítʹ)to resemble in appearance or habit
- напомина́ть кому-то кого-то (napominátʹ)to resemble in appearance or habit
- быть весь в кого-то (bytʹ vesʹ v kovo-to)to resemble in appearance or habit
- сле́довать (slédovatʹ)to follow someone's example
- подража́ть (podražátʹ)to follow someone's example
Spanish parecerse a
- parecerse ato resemble in appearance or habit
Swedish brås på, ta efter
- brås påto resemble in appearance or habit
- ta efterto follow someone's example
Turkish benzemek, okşamak
- benzemekto resemble in appearance or habit
- okşamakto resemble in appearance or habit
- çekmekto resemble in appearance or habit
- izinden yürümekto follow someone's example
Ukrainian бу́ти схо́жим на ко́гось, нага́дувати кого́сь
- бу́ти схо́жим на ко́гось (búty sxóžym na kóhosʹ)to resemble in appearance or habit
- нага́дувати кого́сь (naháduvaty kohósʹ)to resemble in appearance or habit
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APA
take after. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20after
MLA
“take after.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20after. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “take after,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20after.
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