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hārau

1. (verb) (-a) to feel with the hand, grope for.

E hārau ana te ngoingoi i te kai māna (W 1971:37). / The elderly woman is groping for the food that is for her.

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2. (verb) (-a) to touch lightly, graze, brush, dab, scratch, nibble.

E hārau ake ana te ika ki te māunu (W 1971:37). / The fish nibbled the bait.

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Synonyms: kakai, tītongitongi, katikati, kōtamu, tītongi, honihoni, honi, hohoni, kōhonihoni, haehae, tiwha, riwha, nanatu, hae, harakuku, rakaraka, raraku, rapi, rarapi, raku, rapirapi, rakuraku


3. (verb) to be heard of vaguely.

Tēnei tētahi kī i hārau ake ki aku taringa (W 1971:37). / This is a saying that I've heard a hint of.

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4. (verb) to win by chance, obtain by chance.

Ehara, i te taenga mai o te rongo kua hārau kua whiwhi a 'New Zealander', te hōiho rēhi a Patuone, ka waiho ake te take o te riri (TTR 1990:110). / Low and behold, when news arrived that Patuone's racehorse, 'New Zealander', had won, the reason for the dispute subsided.

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