1. (verb) to step, pace, stride.
I te karangatanga atu i tōna ingoa ka whetoko whakamua mai a Hīroki (TTR 1994:28). / When his name was called Hīroki stepped forward.
Synonyms: tāwhaiwhai, tāwhai
2. (noun) pace, step (measurement) - a traditional measurement.
He āhua rite te roa o te mita ki te whetoko kotahi (TRP 2010:171). / One metre is about equivalent to the length of one pace (TRP 2010:171).
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