TAKE AFTER

Meaning of TAKE AFTER in English

have similar traits, have the same personality; chase, try to catch

Kyle is calm; he takes after me. Kris is active, just like his dad.

If he catches the football, you take after him as fast as you can.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

TAKE AFTER — phrasal to resemble in features, build, character, or disposition
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TAKE AFTER — phrasal 1. : to take as an example : follow she is going to take after her grandmother — Elizabeth …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TAKE AFTER — resemble -, follow in the footsteps of, behave like, be like; chase after, pursue
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
TAKE AFTER — : to resemble in features, build, character, or disposition
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TAKE AFTER — to resemble in features, build, character, or disposition
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
TAKE AFTER — resemble (a parent or ancestor). → take
Concise Oxford English vocab
TAKE AFTER — If you take after a member of your family, you resemble them in your appearance, your behaviour, or your character. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TAKE AFTER — If you ~ a member of your family, you resemble them in your appearance, your behaviour, or your character. Ted’s …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
TAKE AFTER — Synonyms and related words : ape, appear like, approach, approximate, be like, be redolent of, bear resemblance, bring to mind, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
TAKE AFTER — {v.} To be like because of family relationship; to have the same looks or ways as (a parent or ancestor). …
Slang English vocab
TAKE AFTER — 1. Copy, imitate. 2. Resemble, be like.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
TAKE AFTER — phr verb
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
TAKE AFTER — phr verb Take after is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ father , ↑ mother
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
TAKE AFTER — RESEMBLE, look like; remind one of, make one think of, recall, conjure up, suggest, evoke; informal favour, be a chip …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
TAKE AFTER — {v.} To be like because of family relationship; to have the same looks or ways as (a parent or ancestor). …
Словарь английских идиом
TAKE AFTER — resemble or act like a parent or relative He is tall and handsome like his father and seems to take …
English Idioms vocab
TAKE AFTER — v. To be like because of family relationship; to have the same looks or ways as (a parent or ancestor). …
American Idioms English vocabulary
TAKE AFTER — 1) походить на кого-л. The boy takes after his father. ≈ Мальчик похож на своего отца. 2) подражать 3) погнаться, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TAKE AFTER — а> походить на кого-л.; The boy takes after his father. б> подражать; в> погнаться, преследовать; The policeman dropped his load …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
TAKE AFTER — 1) походить на кого-л. The boy takes after his father. — Мальчик похож на своего отца. 2) подражать 3) погнаться, …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
TAKE AFTER — походить на, уродиться
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
TAKE AFTER — походить на, уродиться
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
TAKE AFTER — 1) походить на кого-л. The boy takes after his father. — Мальчик похож на своего отца. 2) подражать 3) погнаться, …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
TAKE AFTER — 1) походить на кого-л. The boy takes after his father. — Мальчик похож на своего отца. 2) подражать 3) погнаться, преследовать The policeman dropped …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
TAKE AFTER — а> походить на кого-л.; The boy takes after his father. б> подражать; в> погнаться, преследовать; The policeman dropped his load …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
TAKE AFTER — а. походить на кого-л.; The boy takes after his father. б. подражать; в. погнаться, преследовать; The policeman dropped his load …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
TAKE AFTER — походить на кого-л. подражать погнаться, преследовать
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
TAKE AFTER — 1) походить на кого-л. The boy takes after his father. ≈ Мальчик похож на своего отца. 2) подражать 3) погнаться, …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
TAKE — I. ˈtāk transitive verb ( took ˈtu̇k, dial ˈtək ; or dialect tak·en ˈtākən sometimes -k ə ŋ ; taken …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AFTER
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AFTER — ( prep. ) In imitation of; in conformity with; after the manner of; as, to make a thing after a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
AFTER — ( prep. ) Denoting the aim or object; concerning; in relation to; as, to look after workmen; to inquire after …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TAKE — — takable, takeable , adj. — taker , n. /tayk/ , v. , took, taken, taking , n. v.t. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AFTER — /af"teuhr, ahf"-/ , prep. 1. behind in place or position; following behind: men lining up one after the other. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TAKE — I. ˈtāk verb ( took ˈtu̇k ; tak·en ˈtā-kən ; tak·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tacan, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AFTER — I. ˈaf-tər adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English æfter; akin to Old High German aftar after, and probably to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TAKE — p.p. taken. 2. take ·noun the quantity or copy given to a compositor at one time. 3. take ·vi to …
Webster English vocab
AFTER — adj hinder; nearer the rear. 2. after ·prep below in rank; next to in order. 3. after ·prep behind in …
Webster English vocab
TAKE — [take] vb took ; tak.en ; tak.ing [ME, fr. OE tacan, fr. ON taka; akin to MD taken to take] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
AFTER — [af.ter] adv [ME, fr. OE aefter; akin to OHG aftar after, and prob. to OE of of] (bef. 12c): following …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TAKE — / teɪk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( took / tʊk; NAmE / taken / ˈteɪkən; NAmE /) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AFTER — / ˈɑːftə(r); NAmE ˈæf-/ preposition , conjunction , adverb , adjective ■ preposition 1. later than sth; following sth in …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TAKE
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AFTER — I. af ‧ ter 1 S1 W1 /ˈɑːftə $ ˈæftər/ BrE AmE preposition , conjunction , adverb [ Language: Old …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TAKE — v. & n. --v. (took; taken) 1 tr. lay hold of; get into one's hands. 2 tr. acquire, get possession …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AFTER — prep., conj., adv., & adj. --prep. 1 a following in time; later than (after six months; after midnight; day after …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TAKE — v. & n. v. (took; taken) 1 tr. lay hold of; get into one's hands. 2 tr. acquire, get possession …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AFTER — prep., conj., adv., & adj. prep. 1 a following in time; later than (after six months; after midnight; day after …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TAKE — v. & n. --v. (took; taken) 1. tr. lay hold of; get into one's hands. 2 tr. acquire, get possession …
Oxford English vocab
AFTER — prep., conj., adv., & adj. --prep. 1. a following in time; later than (after six months; after midnight; day after …
Oxford English vocab
TAKE
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AFTER — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AFTER — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
TAKE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AFTER — I. preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES After much deliberation ▪ After much deliberation , first prize was awarded to Derek …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AFTER — I. adverb so as to follow in time or space after, we turned toward home Synonyms: afterward, afterwhile, behind, by …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
TAKE — INDEX: to take somebody or something from one place to another 1. to take someone or something from one place …
Longman Activator English vocab
AFTER — See ↑ AFTER 1,2,3,4,8, ↑ LATER 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be after • ↑ be/come after • ↑ come after …
Longman Activator English vocab
AFTER — INDEX: 1. after a particular time or event 2. after a particular period of time has passed 3. starting to …
Longman Activator English vocab
TAKE
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
AFTER — adj. 25B6; preposition he made a speech after the performance : FOLLOWING, subsequent to, at the close/end of, in the …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
AFTER — preposition 1 BAD : After a week we're going to Italy. GOOD : In a week's time we're going to …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
TAKE — 1. гл. 1) а) брать, взять б) захватывать, овладевать, схватить (с применением силы) to take as a prisoner ≈ взять …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
AFTER — 1. предл. 1) за, позади (местонахождение, следование Run after him and catch him! ≈ Беги за ним и поймай! Syn …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь

English Idioms vocabulary

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