ngoto
1. (verb) to penetrate.
Tētahi o ngā pere i ngoto rawa ki roto ki tōna poho, ā whati iho; e kore e taea te unu (TTT 1/9/1926:466). / One of the arrows penetrated right into his chest and broke off; it could not be removed.
Synonyms: ngotongoto
2. (verb) to be vigorous, intense.
I ngā wā maroke he mea pai te whakamākūkū i ngā puke ki te wai, kia ngoto ai te tipu a ngā paukena (TTT 1/10/1922:6:6). / In dry spells it pays to water the mounds so that the growth of the pumpkins is vigorous.
3. (modifier) deep, intense, deeply, intensely.
Nā konei, e Mate, te ngau tarariki nei, te kai ngoto nei o te aroha i te ngākau, tē taea te aha (HM 4/2009:4). / As a result, Mate, love bites keenly and deeply, and there is nothing that can be done.
4. (noun) intensity, depth.
Me pēhea te whakaatu i te ngoto o te aroha o Hinemoa ki a Tūtānekai? (RTA 2014:123). / How can we show the depth of Hinemoa's love for Tūtānekai?
