2. (verb) to turn, set about.
Kātahi anō ka kohuki te whakaaro o te tamāhine ki te tito waiata māna (NM 1928:198). / Finally the daughter set about composing songs for her.
3. (modifier) turned around, reversed, changed (of thoughts, etc.).
I ngā tau whakamutunga o Tōpia, ka tau ōna whakaaro kohuki mō ngā taupatupatutanga o ngā rā o mua (TTR 1994:197). / In his final years Tōpia come to terms with former conflicts.
4. (noun) speculation.
Nō ngā tau mai i te 1864 ki te 1881, i te wā i noho wehe ai rātou, ka whai wāhi rātou ki te whakaaroaro me te kohuki e pēhea ana rātou (TTR 1994:132). / The years from 1864 to 1881, which they spent in isolation, provided them with ample time to meditate and speculate on their fate.
5. (noun) anguish, stress, distress.
I pā mai te kohuki ki tana wahine me te whānau i te wā e taumaha ana ia. / His wife and the family were distressed at the time he was very ill.
6. (noun) spit (for roasting).
