单词 | turn after |
释义 | > as lemmasturn after —— turn after —— intransitive. English regional (south-western) and Newfoundland. Of offspring: to become like, resemble, or take after. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > similarity > render similar to [verb (transitive)] > be like, resemble, or take after to bear a resemblance toa1225 semblec1330 resemble1340 to look likec1390 representa1398 belikec1475 assemble1483 express1483 to take after ——1553 figure1567 assimilate1578 besib1596 imitate1601 resemblance1603 respect1604 favour1609 image1726 mirror1820 facsimile1839 turn after ——1848 picture1850 1848 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 9 ii. 256 Where one parent is sound and the other diseased the progeny may turn after the former; but then it is just as likely to turn after the latter. 1866 T. R. Higham Dialogue between Tom Thomas & Bill Bilkey 21 He do turn after Betsy 'bout the feet. 1901 Longman's Mag. Aug. 335 I spose the boy turns arter 'ee. 1961 in G. M. Story et al. Dict. Newfoundland Eng. (1999) (online ed.) (at cited word) They turns right after their father. < as lemmas |
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