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harotu

1. (stative) be reduced to shreds.

Nā rite tonu ngā taura i ōna ringa ki te muka kua wera i te ahi; harotu noa iho ngā here o ōna ringa (PT Kaiwhakariterite 15:14). / And the cords that were upon his arms became as flax that was burnt with fire, and his bands loosed from off his hands.

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2. (stative) be faint-hearted, timid, diffident, irresolute.

Nō te mea kua tae he rongo kino ki a rātou, harotu kau rātou: tērā te tangi kei te moana; kāhore e marino (PT Heremaia 49:23). / For they have heard evil tidings, they are faint-hearted.

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3. (stative) be drowsy, sleepy.

Ka pāngū ngā ākonga i te kauhau a tō rātou kaiwhakaako, ka harotu ētahi. / When the students became bored with their teacher's lecture, some became drowsy.

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