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hātepe

1. (verb) (-a,-tia) to cut off, sever, intercept.

E toru rau e rima tekau hōia Māori hei hātepe i te Hauhau (TWM 9/12/1865:2). / There were three hundred and fifty Māori soldiers to intercept the Hauhau.

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Synonyms: momotu, motu, hāporo, hauporo


2. (verb) to follow in regular sequence, proceed in an orderly manner.

Kīhai i hātepe te haere o tana kōrero, i hikohiko (W 1971:38). / His talk was not well organised, it jumped about.

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3. (noun) process, routine, procedure.

He hātepe utu nui te Kōti Whenua Māori mō te Māori (Te Ara 2014). / The Native Land Court was an expensive process for Māori.

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Synonyms: tukanga, huarahi


4. (noun) straight flush (poker) - a hand that contains five cards in sequence, all of the same suit.


5. (noun) algorithm (maths).

Ko te hātepe tētahi tukanga, tētahi ara nahanaha hei whakaoti i tētahi rapanga, tētahi paheko tau rānei (TRP 2010:109). / An algorithm is a procedure or ordered pathway that is followed in order to solve a problem or a number operation (TRP 2010:109).

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