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tere

1. (verb) to float, drift, swim, flow, glide.

Te ahua o te ao he pēnā me tētahi paoro kei te takiwā e tere ana (TTT 1/4/1923:14). / The shape of the world is like a ball floating in space.

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2. (verb) to travel, sail.

I te mutunga o āna mahi manawa kai tūtae e tere ana i ngā moana o te ao, ka noho ia ki uta i te tau 1830, ki te teihana hopu pakake a Jacky Guard i Te Awaiti (TTR 1994:23). / After his adventurous occupation sailing the oceans of the world, in 1830 he lived ashore at Jacky Guard's Te Awaiti shore whaling station.

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Synonyms: kōmaru, hēra, rā, rere, rāwhara

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