kimi
1. (verb) (-hia) to look for, seek, search, hunt for.
Ehara pea ko te pāpaku o te reo o te hunga nei te raru nui, engari ko te kore kē e hōhonu o te ruruku ki te kimi rongoā hei whakaora i ōna ngoikoretanga (HM 4/2008:5). / It's probably not the superficiality of the language of this group that's the big problem, but the lack of depth in the commitment to search for a remedy to overcome its shortcomings.
Synonyms: ārohi, whai, whakarapu, rapa, rapurapu, raparapa, haha, kimikimi, rapu, hāhau, takitaki, paraketu, hīnana, hure, rapunga, puretumu, rangahau, pōrangi
2. (noun) quest, search, hunt.
He maha ngā āhuatanga hou ki te Māori i te nekenga ki ngā tāone, ko te kimi mahi, ko te kimi whare, ko te whai mātauranga (Te Ara 2015). / Many new aspects faced Māori in the move into the cities, including the quest for employment and housing, and the pursuit of education.
