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mātaki

1. (verb) (-na,-tia) to gaze, watch, inspect, examine, observe.

Te ohonga ake i te ata ka mātakina te pā, kāhore he tāngata o roto, kua horo ngā tāne, ngā wāhine (W 1971:61). / On awakening in the morning the pā was examined and there was nobody inside, the men and women had escaped.

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Synonyms: mataara, mātātaki, titiro, tiro, mātai, mātakitaki


2. (noun) inspection.

He mea āta uiui nāna ngā tikanga katoa o taua kura, me te āhua o ngā mahi; me tana mātaki anō i ngā rūma moenga, i ērā atu wāhi katoa hoki o te whare, tae rawa ki te whareumu kia kite i te āhua o ngā mahi tao kai (TKO 3/1914:3). / He asked about all procedures in that school; with his inspection of the dormitories and other parts of the building, including the kitchen to see the quality of the cooking.

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