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whakatā

1. (verb) (-ngia) to take breath, catch breath, rest, relax, have a break.

E hoki mai ana rātau ki te whakatā mō te kotahi wiki, ka hoki atu ai ki tō rātau puni i Takapuna, Tāmaki-makau-rau (HP 1991:33). / They were returning to rest up for the week before returning to their camp at Takapuna, Auckland.

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Synonyms: whakangā, taupua, , whakamatua, tāoki, okioki, pae, whakanā


2. (verb) (-ngia) to retire.

Ko ia nei te mea pakeke o ngā tamāhine a Charles Eustace Kerr, kua whakatā mai nei ia i te mahi pāmu i mua ake (TTR 2000:24). / She was the eldest daughter of Charles Eustace Kerr, who had retired from farming.

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Synonyms: rītaia, tāoki, whakatahi


3. (modifier) resting, relaxing.

Ko ia anō tētahi i kite tuatahi i te kaha pai o Haumoana hei wāhi whakatā, wāhi hararei (TTR 1996:8). / He was one of the first to see the possibilities of Haumoana as a place to rest and as a resort.

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Synonyms: whakangā, okiokinga


4. (noun) retirement.

Nō te tau 1987, i hoki mai a Īhaka ki Aotearoa, ā, i taua wā kua mana kē tana whakatā mai i tana tūranga hei minita (TTR 2000:93). / In 1987 Īhaka returned to New Zealand, and at that time his retirement from his position as a minister was official.

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