PHRASAL VERB FRIDAY: 'TAKE AFTER'
15 / 05 / 2015
PHRASAL VERB FRIDAY: 'TAKE AFTER': meaning and examples
Happy Friday Daily Vitamin readers! How was your week?
For today's Phrasal Verb Friday, we are looking at the phrasal verb TO TAKE AFTER (someone).
Definition: to be similar to a member of your family (either in physical appearance or in character).
Example 1: Wow, you really take after your grandmother. You have the same eyes and cheekbones!
Example 2: I think I take after my Dad. We are both shy when you meet us, and we both love to read.
This phrasal verb is TRANSITIVE: you always have to TAKE AFTER someone. It is NOT SEPARABLE.
We looked at this phrasal verb in 2003. Click on the link below to see that lesson.
https://www.ziggurat.es/es/lecciones_ingles/index.asp?rs=take%20after
Do you take after anyone in your family? Tell us who on our Facebook page.
https://www.facebook.com/ZigguratEscuelaCorporativadeIdiomas
Have a great weekend, and thanks for reading! See you on Monday for another Daily Vitamin lesson.
For today's Phrasal Verb Friday, we are looking at the phrasal verb TO TAKE AFTER (someone).
Definition: to be similar to a member of your family (either in physical appearance or in character).
Example 1: Wow, you really take after your grandmother. You have the same eyes and cheekbones!
Example 2: I think I take after my Dad. We are both shy when you meet us, and we both love to read.
This phrasal verb is TRANSITIVE: you always have to TAKE AFTER someone. It is NOT SEPARABLE.
We looked at this phrasal verb in 2003. Click on the link below to see that lesson.
https://www.ziggurat.es/es/lecciones_ingles/index.asp?rs=take%20after
Do you take after anyone in your family? Tell us who on our Facebook page.
https://www.facebook.com/ZigguratEscuelaCorporativadeIdiomas
Have a great weekend, and thanks for reading! See you on Monday for another Daily Vitamin lesson.
