aukume
1. (verb) (-a) to prolong, lengthen, drag out, extend, stretch, protract, detailed.
Kāore e aukumea ngā kōrero e pā ana ki ēnei kura whaitake i konei, otirā ko te awhero o te Taura Whiri kia tae atu ngā kaiwhakamāori reo Māori ki reira (HM 1/1993:11). / The information concerning these educational gatherings will not be protracted here, but it is the Māori Language Commission's wish that Māori language translators should attend these.
Synonyms: whakarahi, whakaroa, haumi, whakaupa, whakaupaupa, autō
2. (stative) be magnetic.
Synonyms: autō
3. (noun) tidal pull, tidal force.
Kāore rātou i aro ki te aukume, te piki me te heke o ngā tai o Aotearoa (Te Ara 2015). / They were unaware of the tidal pull, of the rise and fall of the tides in Aotearoa/New Zealand.
4. (noun) magnet, magnetic force.
Piri tonu atu te pine pepa ki te aukume (PK 2008:46). / The paper clip stuck to the magnet.
Synonyms: autō, tōpana autō
5. (noun) hook (music).
Ko te aukume he rerenga rangi rōreka, he ūngeri rānei, ka pūruatia i roto i tētahi titonga puoro, ā, ka noho ki te pūmahara o te kaiwhakarongo (RTP 2015:47). / A hook is a melodic phrase, or rhythm which is repeated in a musical composition, and is memorable for the listener (RTP 2015:47).
