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whakaaroaro

1. (verb) (-hia,-tia) to ponder, consider carefully, think about, contemplate, deliberate, give thought to, mull over, reflect on.

Heoi rā, hei whakaaroaro mā tātou (HM 2/2009:11). / And so that's something for us to consider carefully.

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Synonyms: huritao, taute, hurihuri, whaiwhakaaro

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