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rangaranga

1. (verb) (-hia,-tia) to take up, lift, move.

Nā tētahi tatauranga i te tau 2001 i whakaatu ko te ika me te kotakota rīwai tonu te ō rangaranga e hiahiatia rawatia ana (Te Ara 2013). / A 2001 survey found that fish and chips were still the most popular fast food.

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Synonyms: tārewa, tiraki, whakarewa, tīhei, whakaikeike, whakamaranga, ararewa, hāpai, huataki, whakatairangaranga, hiki, kaneke, ngatete, kori, tākiri, koni, korikori, neke, paheke, panuku, whakakorikori, , konikoni, hūnuku, tīkape, onioni, oreore, kareu, whakangāueue, takataka, neneke, ngatē, ngeungeu, oraora, pakuku, pīoraora, heke, nuku, ki hori


2. (noun) structure of a speech, etc.

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