tāria
1. (verb) to be waited for - the passive form of tatari.
He roa e tāria ana e ia, nā runga i te pōhēhē kua oatitia kētia a ia hei tangata whenua i Amerika (TTR 1996:17). / It was long delayed since it was wrongly assumed that he had become an American citizen.
See also tāria te wā
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.
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
tā
1. (verb) (-a,-ria) to net, snare, trap.
Ka rere mai ngā kākāriki ki runga i tana pae, ka tāria e ia tētehi, hei tīmori māna, ka mau te mea tuatahi, ka waiho hei tīmori (JPS 1895:141). / When the kākāriki alight on the perch, he snares one as a decoy and when the first one is caught it becomes the decoy.