2. (verb) to be close to, near.
Ka tata ki te wā e hoki atu ai a Te Kooti, kāore anō kia kātata te oti o te whare, ka whakahautia e Rīria ngā taitama tāne kia peitatia te hanga o ngā whakairo, he roa rawa ki te riro mā te whao me te toki (TTR 1994:86). / When it was nearing the time for Te Kooti's return and the house was not yet close to completion, Riria encouraged the young men to paint the carvings as it would take too long to carve and adze them.
Synonyms: maruatata, marutata, whātata, pātata, taitata, tātata, āwhiwhi, pahaki
3. (verb) to match, rival, measure up to.
Kore rawa i kātata atu ōna tīpuna o Te Pahipoto ki ōna tīpuna o Warahoe mō tēnā mea mō te haka (EM 2002:15). / His Te Pahipoto ancestors could never match his Warahoe ancestors at performing haka.
Synonyms: tautētete, wheinga, tāwhai, hoa kakari, tauwhāinga
