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ngongohe

1. (verb) to be withered, limp, flaccid, drooping.

Te āhua nei e mate ana tētahi o ngā horopito nei, he ngongohe nō ngā rau. / It looks as though one of these horopito trees is dying, because the leaves are drooping.

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Synonyms: toti, tīmohea, tākohekohe, tāngange, memeha, totitoti, momohe, parure, pīngohengohe, pingohe, wana-kore, mehameha


2. (verb) to weaken, diminish, fade away, dwindle, wane.

Kei ngongohe te whakaaro ka whāia mai e ngā mea e mau tūmārō ana te whakaaro mahi, ka hipa ki mua i a koe, ka mahue koe ki muri, ā, ka riro kē atu i a ia te hua o te mahi i whāia ai e koe (TTT 1/2/1925:179). / Don't let your attitude diminish when you are pursued by the ones who have a tenacious work ethic and they pass you, leaving you behind, and they reap the rewards of the task that you pursued.

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