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pūtohe

1. (verb) to be persistent, eager, tireless, determined, resolute, unflagging.

Nō te hāora 9.44 i te pō te kuhunga atu o Katerina ki te wai; i rangona tonutia ia e karanga ana, ka pūtohe tonu ia ki te noho tonu i roto i te wai, āpānoa wahaina rawatia mai ia ki waho (TTR 1998:117). / At 9.44 p.m. Katerina entered the water; she was heard calling that she was determined to stay in the water until she was finally carried out.

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Synonyms: titikaha, whakakiriūka, ū, pukunanaiore, tōkeke, rae pakari, ngākau titikaha, niwha, kiriūka, marohi, mārohirohi, ngana, taikaha, pūnoke, manawa rahi, hihiri, urupū, pikoni, pukutohe, pūkeke, aumangea, mōtohe, niwaniwa, pakepake, pukutohetohe, tohetohe, manawanui


2. (noun) persistence, determination, doggedness, resolution, resolve.

Kua pukuriri a Te Rangihaeata i te pūtohe o te iwi nei, ka kī ia, he taringa kurī kē pea ō Te Kāeaea i kaha ai te tohe mai (TTR 1990:266). / Te Rangihaeata became angry at the persistence of that tribe and he said that Te Kāeaea must have dog's ears, since he was so obdurate.

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Synonyms: tau, whakapau kaha, niwha, mōtini, kiriūka, tatūnga, ngana, pukutohe, pūkeke, whakapūmau, urupū, tohetohe, pūnoke, mau tūmārō, pāuaua, tohe, totohe


3. (modifier) persistent, eager, tireless, determined, resolute, unflagging.

Nā te mea he tangata pūtohe a Wī Repa, nāwai, nāwai kua tahuri rātau ki tāna i whakaaro ai (TTR 1996:278). / Because he was a determined person, they eventually agreed with what he thought.

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