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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.

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See also tāria te wā

tāria

1. wait, wait a while, hold on, hold up.

Tāria e haere. / Don’t go yet.

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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

tari

1. (verb) (-a) to carry, take, bring.

Ka tahuri ia ki te whawhati kānga, ka tari ki rō whata, i ngā tōnapi ki rō whare (TWK 6:31). / He set about picking the corn and taking it into the storage place, and the turnips into the house.

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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.

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