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1. (noun) time, season, period of time, interval, term, duration.

Me utu ngā mema o te poari (ngā Pākehā me ngā Māori) ki ngā utu tau me ērā atu utu hoki e whakaaetia e te pāremete i ia , i ia (TJ 12/4/1898:1). / The members of the board (both European and Māori) should be paid an annual stipend, and other payments to be agreed on by Parliament each time.

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See also tāima

Synonyms: tau


2. (noun) area, region, definite space.

Ko te hopehope he moko i tāia ki muri o te tuarā ki te ki te hope (M 2004:392). / The hopehope pattern was tattooed on the back in the area of the waist.

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1. (particle) (determiner) that of (plural of ) - variation of ā.

(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 52-56, 108-110;)

Noho matua wairua ake ana a Thomas ki te mea tōmua ake ō rāua tamariki (TTR 2000:24). / Thomas became the godfather of their first child.

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rohe wā

1. (noun) time zone.

Nā te mea e takahurihuri ana te ao, he rerekē te wā ka whiti te Rā ki tēnā whenua, ki tēnā whenua, puta noa i te ao. I te wā e whitia mai ana a Aotearoa, e pō ana a Ingarangi me ērā atu whenua i tērā taha o te ao. Tekau mā rua hāora tō rātou tōmuri i a tātou. Nā te pēnei, kua wehea te ao ki ētahi rohe wā e 24 (TRP 2010:242). / Because the earth is rotating, the times when the sun is shining in various parts of the world are different. When Aotearoa has day, England and other countries on that side of the world have night. They are 12 hours behind us. Because of this, the world is divided into 24 time zones (TRP 2010:242).

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wā whara

1. (noun) injury time (sport).

wā rātau

1. (determiner) their (plural) - variation of ā rātou.

Nā konei i rahua ai te whai mahi a te tangata, te noho tika a te whānau i te kāinga, tae atu ki te kore haere o ngā kaipiri me wā rātau tamariki i te kura (TTR 1998:148). / As a consequence, the employment and domestic arrangements of the adherents and the schooling of their children were all disrupted.

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wā hiki

1. (noun) time out (sport).

wā mutunga

1. (noun) full time, end of a game.

wā kāinga

1. (noun) distant home, true home, home, home base - sometimes written as one word, i.e. wākāinga.

Ka haere a Tū-rāhui ki waho whakahāereere ai i te tamaiti; kātahi ka titiro atu ki te rā e whanake ana i te huapae o Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa, kātahi ka hoto ake te aroha i a Tū-rāhui ki te wā kāinga, ki Hawaiki (JPS 1913:176). / Tū-rāhui went outside to stroll about with the child. Then he looked at the sun rising on the horizon of the Pacific Ocean and the love for his home, for Hawaiki, suddenly overcame Tū-rāhui.

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wā tāpiri

1. (noun) extra time (sport).

rārangi wā

1. (noun) timeline.

Ko te rārangi wā te whakamahinga o tētahi rārangi tau hei whakaatu i te takanga o te wā, me te raupapa i ngā kaupapa i oti i aua wā. E tino whakamahia ana te rārangi wā hei whakaatu i ngā kaupapa o mua (TRP 2010:225). / A timeline is the use of a number line to show intervals of time, to show the order and sequence of events. Timelines are used extensively to show historical events (TRP 2010:225).

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ā tōna wā

1. at some time in the future, in due course, at an appropriate time in the future.

He pai tēnei mahi mōku he whakapakari i taku tinana hai hāpai i ngā mea taumaha ā tōna wā (HP 1991:27). / This activity was good for me to strengthen my body to lift heavy things in the future.

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i tērā wā

1. at that time.

I tērā wā ko te minita whakahaere a Te Mātenga ki te hunga ki te tonga o Ahitereira (TTR 1990:18). / At that time Samuel Marsden was the minister to the people in the south of Australia.

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wā o mua

1. (noun) olden days, former times, formerly.

Ka whakaaratia ake e ia ngā kōrero o te Kawenata Tawhito e hoki anō ai ki te wā o mua i tini ai ngā wāhine a te tangata kotahi, ahakoa kāre ia i whakaae ki ana kaiārahi kia whai i tēnei tikanga (TTR 1990:313). / He appealed to the authority of the Old Testament for a return to the custom of former times of plural marriage, although this was denied to his higher clergy.

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Synonyms: tua whakarere

tāria te wā

1. by and by, after a time, after a while, later, in time, eventually.

Tāria te wā, e mau ake ana ia i te taha whakakaha i te ora o tana tinana (TTR 1996:2). / Later he maintained a strong interest in his personal fitness.

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Synonyms: hai kō ake nei, i muri, i muri mai, ka taka te wā ..., meāke, taihoa ake, muringa, mea ake, nō muri, auina ake, taihoa, ā muri ake nei, auina iho

wā-ringa

1. (modifier) analogue (time).

Ko te ringa poto o te karaka wā-ringa, koia hei whakaatu i te haora (TRP 2010:315). / The short hand of an analogue clock is what shows the hour.

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2. (noun) analogue time.

Hurihia ngā wā-ringa hei wā-mati (TRP 2010:315). / Convert analogue time to digital times, please.

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wā-mati

1. (modifier) digital (time).

Kua waia tēnei reanga ki te karaka wā-mati. / This generation is used to digital clocks.

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2. (noun) digital time.

Tuhia te tāima hei wā-mati (TRP 2010:314). / Write the time as digital time, please.

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i ngā wā katoa

1. always, at all times, constantly.

He whiro Pākehā i runga tonu ake i te puna tāhinga mai ai, ā, ka taumarumaru tonu te puna i ngā wā katoa (HP 1991:18). / A Pākehā willow tree was right above the spring leaning over it and the spring was always quite shaded.

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i taua wā tonu

1. then and there, immediately, at that very moment, at that very time, on the spot.

Ka wehe te moana i taua wā tonu, ngā wai ki mauī, ki katau (HP 1991:122). / At that very moment the sea separated, the water went to the left and to the right.

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ine-wā tāhiko

1. (noun) electronic timer.

hei te wā tītoki

1. at some time in the future, I'll see you sometime.

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