awhero
1. (verb) (-hia,-tia) to hope for, desire.
I tāna pūrongo o te tau 1949, ka kī ia he nui rawa ngā Māori e awhero noa ana, ka mahue te mahi pau kē ana ngā kaha ki te kōrero (TTR 1998:176). / In his report in 1949, he stated that there were too many Māori with ambition, but without hard work, and they were using up all their energy with talk.
2. (modifier) promising.
He maha tonu ngā kaiwhakatangitangi awhero kai roto i te karaehe (Ng 1993:360). / There are quite a number of promising musicians in the class.
3. (noun) hope, desire, ambition.
Ko te awhero nui o mātou, ka kaha ake te whakatakataka o tēnei kaupapa i ēnei marama e whā e tū mai nei (HM 4/1994:11). / Our primary desire is to strengthen the action on this project in the next four months.
