model something after something

model something after something
ˈmodel sth on/after sth derived
to make sth so that it looks, works, etc. like sth else

The country's parliament is modelled on the British system.

Main entry:modelderived

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  • model on — phrasal verb model on or model upon or model after [transitive] Word forms model on : present tense I/you/we/they model on he/she/it models on present participle modelling on past tense modelled on past participle modelled on a) model upon or… …   English dictionary

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  • after — /af teuhr, ahf /, prep. 1. behind in place or position; following behind: men lining up one after the other. 2. later in time than; in succession to; at the close of: Tell me after supper. Day after day he came to work late. 3. subsequent to and… …   Universalium

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