wareware

1. (verb) (-hia,-ngia,-tia) to forget, forgotten.

(Te Māhuri Textbook (Ed. 2): 31;)

Kotahi rawa te tākaro o ērā rā kāore anō kia warewaretia i ēnei rā, arā ko te tāhae merengi (TTT 1/7/1928:815). / There's one sport of those days that has not been forgotten and that is stealing melons.
Kua wareware au ki te ingoa (HP 1991:20). / I've forgotten the name.

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2. (stative) be forgetful.

(Te Māhuri Textbook (Ed. 2): 31;)

Kua mahue atu i a ia ana moni kei roto i te pāhi i wareware rā i a ia ki tōna whare i te kāinga (TP 7/1904:3). / He had left his money in the purse which he had forgotten to bring and was at his house in the village.

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3. (noun) forgetfulness.

(Te Māhuri Textbook (Ed. 2): 31;)

He taonga te wareware! / Forgetfulness is an asset!

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