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To resemble (a parent or ancestor) in appearance or habit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- She takes after her grandmother with her wide eyes and quiet disposition.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To follow someone's example.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
imitate in behavior; take as a model
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- Teenagers follow their friends in everything
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: follow
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: imitate, copy, simulate
be similar to a relative
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- She takes after her father!
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: resemble
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
33 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Bulgarian:
дръпнал съм се на някого
(drǎpnal sǎm se)
— to resemble in appearance or habit
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Czech:
být po (někom)
— to resemble in appearance or habit
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Czech:
zdědit podobu
— to resemble in appearance or habit
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Dutch:
aarden naar
— to resemble in appearance or habit
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Finnish:
muistuttaa jotakuta
— to resemble in appearance or habit
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French:
tenir de
— to resemble in appearance or habit
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French:
ressembler à
— to resemble in appearance or habit
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German:
nachgeraten
— to resemble in appearance or habit
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Hindi:
ऊपर जाना
(ūpar jānā)
— to resemble in appearance or habit
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Hungarian:
hasonlít
— to resemble in appearance or habit
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Icelandic:
svipa til
— to resemble in appearance or habit
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Irish:
téigh le
— to resemble in appearance or habit
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Old Irish:
aithrigidir
— to resemble in appearance or habit
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Latin:
exprimō
— to resemble in appearance or habit
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Portuguese:
parecer-se com
— to resemble in appearance or habit
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Portuguese:
puxar a
— to resemble in appearance or habit
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Portuguese:
sair a
— to resemble in appearance or habit
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Romanian:
semăna
— to resemble in appearance or habit
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Russian:
походи́ть
(poxodítʹ)
— to resemble in appearance or habit
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Russian:
напомина́ть кому-то кого-то
(napominátʹ)
— to resemble in appearance or habit
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Russian:
быть весь в кого-то
(bytʹ vesʹ v kovo-to)
— to resemble in appearance or habit
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Spanish:
parecerse a
— to resemble in appearance or habit
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Swedish:
brås på
— to resemble in appearance or habit
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Turkish:
çekmek
— to resemble in appearance or habit
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Ottoman Turkish:
بكزهمك
(beñzemek)
— to resemble in appearance or habit
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Ukrainian:
бу́ти схо́жим на ко́гось
(búty sxóžym na kóhosʹ)
— to resemble in appearance or habit
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Ukrainian:
нага́дувати кого́сь
(naháduvaty kohósʹ)
— to resemble in appearance or habit
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Finnish:
seurata jonkun esimerkkiä
— to follow someone's example
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Finnish:
noudattaa jonkun esimerkkiä
— to follow someone's example
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Russian:
сле́довать
(slédovatʹ)
— to follow someone's example
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Russian:
подража́ть
(podražátʹ)
— to follow someone's example
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Swedish:
ta efter
— to follow someone's example
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Turkish:
izinden yürümek
— to follow someone's example