take after
To resemble in appearance or habitTo resemble (a parent or ancestor) in appearance or habit.
» The baby takes after his mother.
Das Baby kommt nach seiner Mutter.
Das Baby gleicht seiner Mutter.
Das Baby ähnelt seiner Mutter.
Малыш похож на мать.
Ребёнок похож на мать.
Дитина схожа на матір.
Meaning
2 sensesTo resemble (a parent or ancestor) in appearance or habit.
She takes after her grandmother with her wide eyes and quiet disposition.
nachgeraten
походи́тьpoxodítʹ, напомина́ть кому-то кого-тоnapominátʹ, быть весь в кого-тоbytʹ vesʹ v kovo-to
бу́ти схо́жим на ко́госьbúty sxóžym na kóhosʹ, нага́дувати кого́сьnaháduvaty kohósʹ
To follow someone's example.
сле́доватьslédovatʹ, подража́тьpodražátʹ
- imitate in behavior; take as a model
- be similar to a relative
Examples
120 sentencesThe baby takes after his mother.
Дитина схожа на матір. — Sashka
ruМалыш похож на мать. — marafon
deDas Baby kommt nach seiner Mutter. — Tamy
I usually take a shower after I play tennis, but today I couldn't.
Зазвичай я приймаю душ після тенісу, але сьогодні я не мав можливості. — aandrusiak
He takes after his father.
Він схожий на свого батька. — aandrusiak
ruОн похож на отца. — marafon
deEr sieht wie sein Vater aus. — Espi
She takes after her father.
Вона схожа на свого батька. — rmdas
ruОна похожа на отца. — marafon
deSie gerät nach ihrem Vater. — landano
Tom took out after Mary.
Том відправився за Мері. — deniko
ruТом выехал после Мэри. — sharptoothed
dePass auf Maria auf, Tom. — MisterTrouser
Translations
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Forms
takes after, taking after, took after, taken after| Base form | take after · to take after |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | takes after |
| Present participle | taking after |
| Past simple | took after |
| Past participle | taken after |
irregular · Lesson
Phrasal verbs
16 phrasal verbs- take upпіднімати, братисяTo pick up.
- take offзняти, зніматиTo remove.
- take outприбрати, видалитиTo remove.
- take onвзяти, братиTo acquire, bring in, or introduce.
- take inпіднімати, братисяTo receive.
- take downпідвести, підводитиTo remove something from a wall or similar vertical surface to which it is fixed.
- take backвідкликати, згадуватиTo retract or withdraw (an earlier statement).
- take overперевищувати, перевершитиTo assume control of something, such as a business or enterprise, and sometimes by force.
More 8
- take awayпозбавити, позбавлятиTo remove something and put it in a different place.
- take afterбути схожим на когось, нагадувати когосьTo resemble (a parent or ancestor) in appearance or habit.
- take forтримати, держатиTo regard as.
- take apartзламатися, впастиTo dismantle something into its component pieces.
- take toвзяти, братиTo adapt to; to learn, grasp or master.
- take withUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see take, with.
- take acrossTo go; to proceed.
- take againstTo stop liking or supporting someone; to become unfriendly towards.
Synonyms
1 synonyms- imitate in behavior; take as a model:follow
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb