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urupare

1. (verb) (-ngia,-tia) to respond, reply, answer.

Ko tēnei pukapuka hei urupare mō āhau pukapuka (W 1971:470). / This book is a response to your books.

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Synonyms: kātoitoi, utu, whakahoki, whakautu, ō


2. (noun) response, reply, answer.

Ki te huia katoatia ngā urupare e tohu ana i te kaha o ngā hua o te maramataka me ngā pānui whakaahua, he 7.29 te tau wawaenga (HM 3/1991). / If the responses are all collated they indicate the value of the almanac and the posters, a medium tally of 7.29.

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Synonyms: utu, whakahoki, whakahokihoki, whakautu, paremata, kātoitoi, kupu paremata

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