tākare
1. (verb) (-a) to be eager, press on.
I tākare anō te ngākau o tōu iwi Māori ki te āwhina i a koe, otirā i runga i tōu ngākau tūpato kīhai i tutuki tō mātou hiahia (TP 1/2/1901:15). / Your Māori people were eager to assist you, but because of your caution our wish was not fulfilled.
Synonyms: whakatorotoro, kūtete, hotahota
2. (modifier) impatient, exuberant, enthusiastic.
Atu i te tau 1902 ki 1910, nā Pōmare i tuku ētehi pūrongo tākare ki te Pāremata e pā ana ki āna mahi (TTR 1996:141). / From 1902 to 1910 Pōmare sent some exuberant reports to Parliament on his work.
