1. (verb) to yearn for.
E kore ia nei ngā iwi noho apiapi o te ao e kōnohi ki ngā wāhi āhua wātea o te ao, ki reira whakakāinga ai? (TTT 1/9/1925:288) / Will the people in densely populated places of the world not yearn for more sparsely populated places to establish homes?
Synonyms: tameme, wawata, warawara, wara, konau, muri aroha, ingo, āwhitu, ohia, murimuri aroha, ingoingo, hōkaka
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