tōrere
1. (verb) (-tia) to desire ardently, infatuated with.
Ka whakahē hoki au ki aua mea e rua e tōreretia nei e te tangata nō te mea he kai kino nō te Māori; tē waiho atu ai mā te Pākehā e kai tāna kai (TWMNT 24/12/1872:160). / I also condemn those two things that people are infatuated with because they are detrimental foods of the Māori; not leaving it for the Pākehā to consume his food.
2. (noun) darling, beloved, truelove, loved one.
Ko te ara tonu ia i whanatu ai taku tōrere (M 2006:180). / That is the exact path that my beloved took.
Synonyms: taupuhi
