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Vsuresh Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Grammar

Samuel resembles his uncle.
Can 'looks after' replace resembles in the above sentence?

I ask this question because I faintly remember, during a discussion, someone referring to using 'look after' to mean resemble.
  

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Resemble is a verb that means to be like or look like. Whereas, look after means to attend or to take care of . So, What you wrote is just like to say: Samuel resembles his uncle .

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  • Resemble is a verb that means to be like or look like.
  • Whereas, look after means to attend or to take care of .
  • So, What you wrote is just like to say: Samuel resembles his uncle .
  • = (Samuel looks like his uncle ) Replacing the verb resemble will change the meaning of the sentence and it will then mean: Samuel looks after his uncle .
  • = ( Sameul takes care of his uncle) I hope you understand the difference.
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Resemble is a verb that means to be like or look like. Whereas, look after means to attend or to take care of .

So, What you wrote is just like to say:

Samuel resembles his uncle. = (Samuel looks like his uncle)

Replacing the verb resemble will change the meaning of the sentence and it will then mean:

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You might be thinking of "Samuel takes after his uncle." This might mean he looks like his uncle, or that his habits or personality are similar to his uncle's.
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Thank you, Mr Khoff. Perhaps it might have been 'take after' what I heard then.
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