take after
phrasal verb·1 sense·particle after
Meanings
Resemble a parent or relative
Why “after”? A person or thing shares a family feature or is given another person's name.
“She really takes after her grandmother.”
“Omar takes after his father in the way he laughs.”
“The kids take after their mother's side of the family.”
Don't confuse with
Take after means resemble a parent or relative. Take apart means disassemble completely.
Take after means resemble a parent or relative. Take away means remove something from a place.
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Sink In connects verbs by particle pattern, contrast pairs, and shared base verbs.
take apart
A contrast learners often mix up
Disassemble completely; Criticise harshly
take away
A contrast learners often mix up
Remove something from a place; Buy food to eat elsewhere; Subtract a number; Learn or remember an important idea from an experience
name after
Same after pattern: being like
Give a person or thing the same name as someone else
take along
Same base verb: take
Bring someone or something with you
take aside
Same base verb: take
Lead someone away from others to talk privately
take back
Same base verb: take
Reclaim something you gave; Retract a statement; Carry something back to where it came from; Make someone remember a past time vividly; Re-employ or accept a person again
take down
Same base verb: take
Remove something from a higher position; Write notes quickly; Defeat someone or remove something from operation
take forward
Same base verb: take
Progress or develop a project
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