tangatanga
1. (verb) to loosen, loose, at ease.
I roto i te e 150 tau ka whai, ka tangatanga ngā here ki te kāwanatanga o Peretānia (Te Ara 2013). / Over the next 150 years the ties to the British government loosened.
Synonyms: tākiri, whakamatara, maunu, whakakaewa, whakatangatanga, hangoro, whakakorokoro, whakangoru, tākōkō
2. (modifier) loosely.
Nō te whakamautanga a Rāpata i te hāte i riro mai i a ia, ka tautau ki raro rawa i ōna pona, ka iri tangatanga noa iho i runga i ōna pakihiwi (HW 1969:134). / When Robert put on the shirt that he had obtained it dangled right down to his knees, hanging loosely on his shoulders.
3. (modifier) loose, not tight.
Kei te whārangi tangatanga e raua atu nei te pukatono hei whakakī mā te hunga kei te hiahia uru mai ki roto i tēnei mahi (HM 1/1993:9). / It is on the loose page, which contains the application form for the people wanting to enrol in this activity to fill in.
Synonyms: ngoru, tatere, tāreparepa, moepuku, mātangatanga, korokoro, tāngengangenga, tāwēwē, kaewa, hāngengangenga, hūngorungoru, tāngāngā, tangara, tangoro, tītengi
4. (modifier) comfortable, easy.
Nā te tangata hīkaka, nā te ngākau tangatanga, nā te manawaroa, ka eke a Pātiti ki ngā taumata o te kaiārahi i te puku o Te Ika-a-Māui (TTR 1996:203). / Rash, venturesome, energetic and possessed of great stamina, Pātiti reached the pinnacle of tourist guiding in the central North Island.
