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hoki

1. (verb) (-a) to go back, return.

Ka hoki mai ia ki te kāinga i ētahi ahiahi rawa, ka riro mai te mahi a te āporo, a te pītiti, a te paramu, a te aperekoti, a te rēmana hoki (HP 1991:27). / Some evenings when he returned home he had obtained lots of apples, peaches, plums, apricots and lemons.
I te pō ka hokia mai, ka poapoatia te kurī nei, ka mau, ka mauria; patua atu, taona atu ki Te Māhia (M 2006:388). / In the night they returned and lured the dog, and when it was caught they took it away, killed it and cooked it at Te Māhia.

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Synonyms: whakahoki, whakahokihoki, hokinga, paremata, waihape, auraki

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