wātea
1. (verb) to be free, unoccupied, open, vacant, blank, available, clear, unencumbered.
Synonyms: marake, pūaha, tuwhera, māhorahora, matata, matatea, tīwhera, areare, kohera, tuhera, whakaareare, whakapuare, whewhera, uaki, mawhera, koraha, mārakerake, kohea, ango, puare, tīwara, tūmatanui, pawhera, hemahema, whakatuwhera, whakatuhera, huaki, poare, hīrikore, are, pōaha, puakaha, raha, tūraha, tawhera