riterite
1. (verb) to be like, alike, equal to, ready.
E ai ki te kōrero, riterite tonu tana pūkenga ki tō Āpirana, ā, he tino tohunga anō hoki ia mō ngā tuhituhinga i te reo Māori (TTR 1998:57). / According to accounts, his competency was equal to that of Āpirana and he was an eminent authority on Māori literature.
Synonyms: takatū, whiwhita, atamai, reri, pai, ānō, pīrangi, rata, rite, tairite, ānō nei, enanga, kei, matareka, manako, me, ōrite
2. (verb) to be continual, regularly, always, all the time, continually, constantly - usually followed by tonu.
Riterite tonu tana tae ake me tana whānau ki ngā rā karakia o ia marama o te Hāhi Ringatū ka tū nei ki Tākipū marae (TTR 2000:190). / With her family she regularly attended Ringatū services held monthly at Tākipū marae.
Synonyms: ai, ka mutu tonu te/tā ...
