1. (stative) be pleasant, agreeable.
Manini ana tā māua noho ki Te Kāpō, ahakoa te makariri (PK 2008:395). / Our stay at Te Kāpō was pleasant, despite the cold.
Synonyms: purotu, matareka, hūmārika, rēhia, kakato, rawe, rekareka, hāneanea, ngohengohe, pai, āhuareka, ātaahua, hūmārie, reka, āhumehume, pārekareka, hūmārire, harakoa, ngāwari
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