ohorere

1. (verb) (-tia) to start suddenly, get a surprise.

I te ohorere tonu o taku haere ki Ingarani kore ana i taea e au te whakaputa aku mihi ki ngā tāngata o tōku rohe pōti (TKO 15/5/1916:5). / Because my trip to England happened so suddenly I was not able to thank the people of my electorate.

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2. (verb) to be sudden, startled, shocked, surprised.

I ohorere katoa i a ia ngā iwi i Whakatāne i te pōwhiritanga i a Tā Perenata Whēkihana i te tau 1963 (TTR 2000:120). / He shocked everyone at the official welcome of Sir Bernard Fergusson in Whakatāne in 1963.

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Synonyms: whakarihariha, whētuki, tumeke

3. (modifier) suddenly, unexpectedly, abruptly, without warning.

Hei utu i tēnei, i puta ohorere ake a Ngāti Apa ki te tuki i a Ngāti Toa i Waikanae (TTR 1990:246). / As revenge for this, Ngāti Apa appeared unexpectedly to attack Ngāti Toa at Waikanae.

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4. (noun) surprise, shock.

Kāore hoki i ārikarika taku ohorere ki te mahi a ngā tamariki nei (HP 1991:290). / I was really shocked at what these children did.

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Synonyms: whētuki, whakaanuanu, mōketekete, hiko, ohomauri, whiti, oho mauri

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