take after

verb

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

2. to follow as an example

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]

Example Sentences

In an interview with conservative podcaster Candace Owens soon after landing in Florida, Andrew Tate revealed his devices had been seized, saying they were taken after he refused to give customs officers his passwords.

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The action was taken after a months-long campaign of using nonlethal deterrents, he said.

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These, however, also feel funereal, like death masks taken after a long-suffering friend has been freed finally from corporeal struggles.

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He said the decision to continue using the pump was taken after internal discussions had considered all the risk and benefits carefully.

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And Betty just knocked it out of the park, take after take after take.”

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