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Definition of take after phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

take after

phrasal verb
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take after somebody [no passive]
  1. (not used in the progressive tenses) to look or behave like an older member of your family, especially your mother or father
    • Your daughter doesn't take after you at all.
  2. (North American English, informal) to follow somebody quickly
    • I was afraid that if I started running the man would take after me.
See take after in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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