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1. (verb) to find room, capable of being accommodated, get in, fit in.

Ka tomo te kaipuke, e kore e ō ngā pouaka (W 1971:237). / When the ship entered there was no room for the boxes.
Tokohia ngā tāngata ka ō pai noa iho ki tō waka? (HJ 2012:201). / How many people can fit easily into your vehicle?

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