take after

English

Verb

take after (third-person singular simple present takes after, present participle taking after, simple past took after, past participle taken after)

To resemble (a parent or ancestor) in appearance or habit.
She takes after her grandmother with her wide eyes and quiet disposition.
To follow someone's example.

Translations

to resemble in appearance or habit

Bulgarian: дръпнал съм се (drǎpnal sǎm se) на някого
Finnish: muistuttaa jotakuta
French: tenir de, ressembler à (fr)
German: nachgeraten
Hindi: ऊपर जाना (ūpar jānā)

Hungarian: hasonlít (hu)
Portuguese: parecer (pt), parecer-se com, puxar a
Russian: походи́ть (ru) (poxodítʹ) (на na), напомина́ть (ru) (napominátʹ) кому-то кого-то (remind someone of smb), быть весь в кого-то (bytʹ vesʹ v kogo-to)
Spanish: parecerse a (es)

to follow someone's example

Finnish: seurata/noudattaa jonkun esimerkkiä

Russian: сле́довать (ru) (slédovatʹ), подража́ть (ru) (podražátʹ) (also disapprovingly)