māharahara
1. (verb) (-tia) to think frequently of, think about.
Ka māharahara te iwi rā ki te take e mate ai taua ngārara i a rātou (JPS 1894:166). / The people thought about a plan by which they might kill that reptile.
Synonyms: anipā
2. (verb) to be anxious, preoccupied, worried, apprehensive.
Kāore aku māharahara nō te mea kei te mōhio au kei konei tonu kōrua hei tieki i ā tātou tamariki, me tōna kī ake anō kei te pai, kaua e māharahara atu ki a ia (TKO 15/2/1917:9). / I have no concerns because I know that you two are still here to care for our children and his saying that he is fine and don't worry about him.
3. (noun) anxiety, worry, apprehension.
Engari kua puta mai te māharahara me te mataku ki a au nōtemea i whakakīia aku taringa me tōku ngākau ki te kōrero o te kēhua i a au anō e tamariki ana (TKO 30/1/1921:1). / But I am worried and afraid because my ears and heart were filled with stories of ghosts when I was a child.
