Phrase: Take after

Take after (Phrasal Verb)

Meaning:

• The meaning of 'take after' is to resemble (someone) in features, build, character, or disposition.

• If you take after a member of your family, you resemble them in your appearance, your behavior, or your character.

Example Sentences

"Mark is so hot-tempered. He takes after his father."

"Stephanie is pretty. She definitely takes after her mother."

"She takes after her father more than her mother."

"I really hope my baby girl won't take after my husband."

"Your daughter doesn't take after you at all."

"My grandmother was always a worrier, and I take after her."

Example Dialogue

A: Do you take after your mother or your father more?

B: I take after my mother. Everybody says we look like sisters. What about you?

A: I take after my father. People used to confuse me with my father all the time. I’ve even had people ask if we were brothers.

More Similar Sentences

"She looks like her mother."

"She resembles her grandmother."

"He resembles his father, but his personality is different."

"Jane's headstrong and impatient—like mother, like daughter."

"Jim is turning out to be as hard-working as his dad — like father, like son."