2. (verb) to be passed over, not served, skipped over, missed out.
Tokorua o māua i ngere (W 1971:233). / Two of us missed out.
Ka roa tonu rātou e pēnei ana, me te mātaki a ngā uha i tā rātou mahi. Nā wāi, nā wai, ka whiriwhiri tēnā me tēnā o ngā uha i tāna i pai ai, ā, he nui tonu ngā toa ka ngere (HM 4/1998:4). / For quite a long time they behaved in this way, with the females watching what they did. After a time each of the female birds chose the one she liked, and quite a few males missed out.
3. (verb) to ceremonially remove tapu.
E tapu tō tira, e ngere i a koe (M 2006:46). / A sacred traveller are you, wherefore remove now your sanctity (M 2006:47).
