aro
1. (verb) (-hia,-ngia,-tia) to face, turn towards, take heed, take notice of, pay attention to, consider.
Me aro te kaikōrero ki te hunga turi, kia kite ai rātou i tōna waha e kōrero na (PK 2008:33). / The speaker should face toward the deaf people so that they can see her mouth when she is talking.
Synonyms: mātorotoro
2. (verb) (-hia,-ngia,-tia) to be inclined towards, interested in, disposed towards.
Ko te tīmatanga tērā o te Rōpū ki te haere ki roto ki ngā takiwā Māori. Ahakoa i pōuri aua tamariki i te korenga o ngā kaumātua i aro mai ki ā rātou tikanga i kauwhau ai i taua wā, kāore i whakarērea e rātou taua mahi (TP 3/1912:2). / That was the start of the Group going into Māori locations. Although those young people were disappointed with the elders' lack of attention to their proposals that they spoke about at that time, they did not abandon that work.
3. (verb) (-hia,-ngia,-tia) to take heed, take notice of, pay attention to.
Ahakoa kei te hōkarikari aku waewae, kei te hāparangi taku waha ki te karanga, kāore he tangata i aro ake ki a au (HP 1991:20). /
4. (stative) be comprehended, understood.
Kāore e aro i ngā kaumātua ēnei tuhinga, he maha rawa nō ngā kupu hou (HKK 1999:171). / The elders don't understand these writings, because there are too many new words.
See also tē aro ...
5. (noun) front of a person, front.
6. (noun) interest, focus.
E whakaatu ana ngā reta tāroa i tuhia e tētehi ki tētehi i ngā tau atu i 1925 ki 1950, e ū tonu ana te aro mai o Te Rangi Hīroa ki te āhua o ngā mahi e ahu whakamua ana i Niu Tīreni nei, me ōna āwangawanga e pā ana ki te oranga o te Māori (TTR 1996:17). / The lengthy correspondence between them in the years 1925 to 1950 reveals Peter Buck's continued interest in developments in New Zealand and his concern for Māori welfare.
7. (noun) front (weather).
Ko te paenga e tūtaki ai ētahi hau whakapipi e rua, ka kīia he aro (RP 2009:196). / The boundary where two air masses meet is called a front.
