take after

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Verb take after has 2 senses

take after - be similar to a relative; "She takes after her father!"
--₁ is one way to resemble
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
take after, follow - imitate in behavior; take as a model; "Teenagers follow their friends in everything"
--₂ is one way to imitate, copy, simulate
Sample sentence:
Sam cannot take after Sue

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