matapae
1. (verb) (-a,-hia,-tia) to predict, forecast.
Nā te pāheketanga taupori me ngā āria kaikiri ka matapaetia te mate ā-moa o te iwi Māori (Te Ara 2015). / Because of population decline and racist ideologies, it was predicted that the Māori people would become extinct like the moa.
Synonyms: whakatau wawe, poropiti
2. (noun) prediction, forecast.
E ai ki ngā matapae a ngā tohunga huarere, ka ua ātahirā (PK 2008:425). / According to the predictions of the weather forecasters, it will rain the day after tomorrow.
Synonyms: poropiti
