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whakataetae

1. (verb) (-a,-tia) to compete, contend.

Tokorua māua i te taha o te awa i tētahi wāhi paripari e mātakitaki atu ana i a rātau e whakataetae ana mō te kau (HP 1991:21). / Two of us were beside the river at a steep part watching them competing in swimming.

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2. (modifier) competitive.

Kāore i rawe ki a Īhaka te wairua whakataetae e hiwa ake nei i ngā whakataetae taurima a ngā iwi Māori o Te Moananui-a-Kiwa (TTR 2000:92). / Īhaka disliked the competitive spirit associated with Polynesian festivals.

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3. (noun) race, competition, contest, match, tournament.

Ka haere te tīma wāhine o Tāne-nui-a-Rangi ki ngā whakataetae hōkī ā-tau ki Te Wairoa (HP 1991:6). / The women's team of Tāne-nui-a-Rangi went to the annual hockey tournament at Wairoa.

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Synonyms: whakakā, kēmu, iwi, whakaoma, tauomaoma, reihi, tauwhawhai, mātāwaka, momo, tuoma, rēhi, rere, rērehi, peo, karapetapeta, matawaka

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