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1. (verb) (-ngia) to land (a vessel), reach the land, arrive by water, strike home (of weapons or blows).
Ka ū a Tamatea ki uta, ka hikaia tōna ahi, ka tahuna te whenua (TPH 26/10/1898:5). / When Tamatea came ashore he kindled his fire and burnt the ground.
See also ūranga
2. (verb) to be firm, fixed, resolute, unyielding.
Kātahi ka riringi ki roto i ngā pātara, kia ū te pangu, ka whītikia ki te tuaina (TJ 8/12/1898:7). / Then pour it into bottles, put in the bungs and tie them down with twine.
Synonyms: rae pakari, ngākau titikaha, manawa rahi, pūtohe, niwha, kiriūka, manawanui, marohi, mārohirohi, titikaha, whakakiriūka, pikoni, pūkeke, aumangea, pukunanaiore, tōkeke
3. (verb) to comply.
Ko te mea rerekē o ēneki rā, kua rahi ake ngā mahi whakahaere me te ū ki ngā ture (RT 2013:96). / The difference these days is that there are more organisational tasks and compliance with the laws.
