rite
1. (verb) (-a) to resemble, compare with.
O ngā iwi katoa onamata kāore he iwi hei rite mō ngā Kariki (TTT 1/10/1926:480). / Of all the nations of ancient times there was none to compare with the Greeks.
Synonyms: kāhukahuka, āhukahuka, āhukahuka, kauāwhīwhiwhi, āwhiwhiwhi, āhuahua, ariariā
2. (verb) to be like, alike, equal, in proportion.
(Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 26; Te Māhuri Textbook (Ed. 2): 29;)
Ko te pata me te huka me konatu ki te ringa, kia rite rā anō ki te āhua o te kirīmi (TJ 20/10/1898:13). / The butter and sugar should be stirred with the hand until it is the texture of cream.
See also tū-ā-rite
Synonyms: kei, matareka, tairite, ānō nei, enanga, rata, pīrangi, ānō, pai, ōrite, me, manako, riterite
3. (verb) to be balanced by an equivalent, paid for.
Kua rite katoa i a Ihu, kua utua katoatia ana hara (TH 2/5/1859:4). / It has all been balanced up by Jesus, his sins have all been paid for.
4. (verb) to be ready, in readiness, prepared.
Kua rite noa atu ngā mahi a te Poa mō te whawhai. Kua whakanohoia ngā pūrepo me ngā pūteretere, ki te takiwā pai o runga i aua hiwi me te whanga mai ki ngā hōia a te Ingarihi (TPH 30/11/1899:10). / The preparations of the Boars for the battle had been completed long ago. The cannons and autocannons had been set in place in the best positions on those hills and were waiting for the English soldiers.
5. (adjective) be equal, similar (to something else).
He rite te tikanga o tēnei ki tō runga ake nei (HKK 1999:18). / The meaning of this is similar to that of the above.
7. (noun) similarity, comparison, resemblance, proportion.
Ko te hiahia o Parore, kia riro māna e whakaatu te rite o ngā pōauautanga o te Karauna i mua, koirā i hē ai a Te Hēpara, arā, hē ake ana ia i te taha ture, i ngā waiwai tika hoki (TTR 1998:136). / Parore wanted to show where the Crown had made similar mistakes in the past and that was why Shepherd was in error, that is he was wrong in law and fact.
Synonyms: pānga riterite, hautanga, hautau, taurite, ritenga, tairitenga, ōrite, oho, ariā
rite tonu
1. (modifier) just like - usually followed by ki.
(Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 26;)
See also kia rite tonu, tonu
Synonyms: anō, me kore ake, me/mai/mei kore ake ..., mai kore ake, mei kore ake, tonu
2. (modifier) always, all the time, continually, constantly - usually preceded by he.
(Te Māhuri Textbook (Ed. 2): 29;)
He rite tonu te pae mai o ngā upokohue ki uta. / Pilot whales are always stranding.
See also he rite tonu, riterite, tonu
taparau rite
1. (noun) regular polygon.
Ko te taparau tētahi āhua ahu-rua, e toru, nui ake rānei ngā rārangi torotika e hono ana hei tapa. Me he ōrite te roa o ia tapa, ka kīia he taparau rite (TRP 2010:254). / A two-dimensional shape with three or more straight lines which join to form the sides is a polygon. If the sides are equal in length, it is called a regular polygon (TRP 2010:254).
kōaro rite
1. (noun) palindrome (maths and language).
Mēnā kāore e rerekē ana te pānuihia o tētahi tau, o tētahi kupu rānei mai i te taha mauī ki te matau, mai i te taha matau rānei ki te mauī, ka kīia he kōaro rite tērā. Hei tauira o te kōaro rite: 121, 7337, 2002, 3554553; ihi, ara, ataata (TRP 2010:152). / If there is no difference in reading a number, or a word, from left to right, or right to left, that is called a palindrome. Examples of palindromes are: 121, 7337, 2002, 3554553; ihi, ara, ataata.
he rite tonu
1. always, all the time, continually, constantly, ad nauseam, over and over - an idiom to indicate that omething happens over and over.
(Te Māhuri Textbook (Ed. 2): 29;)
He rite tonu te ngarongaro atu o Āpirana ki Pōneke i te pōtitanga i a ia i 1905 hai Mema Pāremata mō Te Tai Rāwhiti (TTR 1996:113). / After he was elected in 1905 as a Member of Parliament for Eastern Māori, Āpirana often disappeared to Wellington.
See also rite tonu
tapawhā rite-rau
1. (noun) polyomino.
He āhua ahu-2 te tapawhā rite-rau ka hangaia ki ētahi tapawhā rite. He ōrite te rahi o ngā tapawhā rite, ā, e hono ana ngā tapa. Mēnā e rua ngā tapawhā rite hei hanga i te āhua, ka tapaina ko te tapawhā rite-rua. Arā anō ngā momo tapawhā rite-rau, ko te tapawhā rite-toru, ko te tapawhā rite-whā, haere ake nei, haere ake nei (TRP 2010:260). / A polyomino is a 2-dimensional shape made from squares. The squares are all the same size, and are joined at the edges. If there are two squares in the shape it is called a domino (tapawhā rite-rua), if there are three it is called a tromino (tapawhā rite-toru), if there are four squares it is called a tetromino (tapawhā rite-whā), and so on.
