mātūtū
1. (verb) to convalesce, recover from an illness, recuperate.
Kua mātūtū a Kāwana Kerei i tana mate tūroro (TW 27/4/1878:186). / Governor Grey has recovered from his illness.
Synonyms: whakamātūtū
2. (verb) to be not quite cured, not quite healed.
I te mea ka ngaro te toimahatanga o te kirikā, ka āhua mātūtū te mate o te tūpāpaku (TPM 2/2/1863:4). / Because the worst of the feaver was gone the invalid's illness was a bit better.
3. (verb) (-ria) to attend to, consider.
Kia mātūtū tonu te whakaaro ki ngā mahi a Ngāti Ruanui (W 1971:195). / You should give consideration to the activities of Ngāti Ruanui.
