2. (modifier) thoughtlessly, carelessly, off one's guard.
Ā, piki ware noa a Karihi; i a Tāwhaki ngā karakia (Tr 1874:44). / Karihi just climbed up thoughtlessly, but Tāwhaki said the karakia.
4. (modifier) in ignorance, ignorantly.
Haere ware atu te taua a Taraia, ko Ngāti Hauā e noho ana i Waiharakeke (JPS 1990:129). / Taraia's war party went in ignorance that Ngāti Hauā were living at Waiharakeke.
5. (noun) commoner, low-born, nobody.
Ka titiro mākutu atu a Te Rauparaha anō nei he ware noa a Te Whiwhi (TTR 1990:345). / Te Rauparaha stared at Te Whiwhi as if he was just a nobody.
Synonyms: mahimahi, tūtūā, atuapo, pākorehā, kore noa iho, kāore he tangata