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English verb: take after | |||
| 1. | take after (stative) be similar to a relative | ||
| Samples | She takes after her father!. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | resemble | ||
| 2. | take after (creation) imitate in behavior; take as a model | ||
| Samples | Teenagers follow their friends in everything. | ||
| Examples | Sam cannot take after Sue | ||
| Synonyms | follow | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | copy, imitate, simulate | ||
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