take after
resemble -, follow in the footsteps of, behave like, be like; chase after, pursue
take after
Verb
1. be similar to a relative; "She takes after her father!"
(hypernym) resemble
2. imitate in behavior; take as a model; "Teenagers follow their friends in everything"
(synonym) follow
(hypernym) imitate, copy, simulate
take after
resemble or act like a parent or relative He is tall and handsome like his father and seems to take after him in other ways as well.
take after
Synonyms and related words:
ape, appear like, approach, approximate, be like, be redolent of, bear resemblance, bring to mind, call to mind, call up, come close, come near, compare with, copy, copy after, correspond, counterfeit, emulate, evoke, favor, follow, follow like sheep, follow suit, imitate, look like, match, mimic, mirror, model after, near, nearly reproduce, not tell apart, parallel, partake of, pattern after, remind one of, resemble, savor of, seem like, simulate, smack of, sound like, stack up with, suggest
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
take after