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tauaru

1. (verb) (-mia,-tia) to follow, pursue.

Me tauaru koe i te waka rā - māna koe e ārahi ki te huarahi matua (PK 2008:884). / You should follow that vehicle - it will lead you to the main road.

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Synonyms: rei, whai, whaiwhai, aruaru, aru, rangahau


2. (noun) trailer.

Ka heria ake e ia te tauaru nei ki tētahi kaipūkaha, ā, nāna i āta hanga i te tauira tuatahi (Te Ara 2013). / He took this trailer to an engineer who built it from the first model.

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