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aropā

1. (verb) to accost in a friendly way, approach.

He whētiko pea ahau ki a ia, kāhore i aropā, i aha (W 1971:17). / Perhaps I'm a mudflat top shell snail to her and she didn't approach me, or do anything.

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2. (modifier) peer.

I whakaritea he arotake aropā o te rōpū. / A peer review of the group was organised.

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Synonyms: hoa aropā, whakangeingei, whātare


3. (noun) grove of a single species of tree.

He aropā kōwhai (JPS 1926:156). / A grove of kōwhai trees.

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4. (noun) peer group.

Ka kōrero rātau mō tā rātau hoahoa me tō rātau aropā, me te kaiwhakaako (Ha 1999:74). / They talk about their design with their peer group and the teacher.

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