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kōrehu

1. (verb) to regret, feel remorse, be sorry.

E kōrehu ana te ngākau o te tumuaki o te kura i tana mahi hē, arā, te pupuhi i ngā kererū. / The principal of the school regretted his wrongdoing, namely the shooting of the native pigeons.

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2. (noun) haze, mist fog.

Ko Tāmaki nei e tauria ana e te kōrehu moana (W 1971:141). / Tāmaki here is blanketed in sea fog.

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3. (noun) regret, remorse, disappointment.

Ka nui te kōrehu i roto i a au mō aku mahi kino ki ōku mātua i taku ohinga (PK 2008:319). / I have a great deal of remorse for my bad behaviour to my parents in my youth.

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Synonyms: kaniawhea, pōuri, whakapāha, kōhau, rīpenetā

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