whakatepe
1. (verb) (-a) to finish off, conclude.
Hei whakatepe noa ake, kei te nui hoki ngā mihi a mātou, a te Taura Whiri, ki te hunga nāna ēnei tauākī marautanga i whakaputa ki te ao (HM 1/1994). / In conclusion, we of the Language Commission sincerely thank the group that produced these curriculum statements.
2. (verb) (-a) to do completely, do fully, do without ommission.
He nui te haringa i hari ai i taua rā. Kāore e taea te whakatepe atu i ngā koa, i ngā wīketi, i ngā aha atu o ia hanga (TWMNT 11/8/1874:200). / It was an exceedingly enjoyable day, but I cannot fully describe the pleasant activities, the wickets, and the whole proceedings.
3. (verb) (-a) to do in unison so that nothing is missed.
Whakatepea te kō, kaua e pokapokaia (RM 1894:77). / Dig in unison so that nothing is missed, not here and there.
4. (modifier) completely, without ommission.
E kore e taea te kōrero whakatepe atu te katoatanga o ngā kupu me ngā ritenga me ngā tini pepeha o te 'Wananga' (TW 12/2/1875:23). / The words, and meanings of the many proverbs of the 'Wananga' cannot be all properly explained completely.
5. (modifier) concluding.
Hei kupu whakatepe noa, ko te āhuatanga nui kei te kaha te whiriwhiritia ko te āhua ki te whakangungu kaiwhakaako (HM 4/1993:4). / As a concluding remark, the main aspect being discussed is the form that teacher training should take.
6. (noun) conclusion, termination, end, finish.
He kaitautoko a Tāmihana i ngā mahi a te Kīngi ki te aukati i ngā mahi hoko a te Māori i ō rātou whenua ki te Pākehā. Ki a ia hoki mā te whakatepe anake i te uru mai o te Pākehā ki ngā whenua Māori e taea ai e ngā iwi e rua te noho i runga i te rangimārie (TTR 1990:304). / Tāmihana supported the King movement's attempt to block the Māori selling their land to the Pākehā. He also thought that only by stopping the encroachment of Pākehā onto Māori land could the two peoples live in peace.
7. (noun) outro.
Pēhea ōu whakaaro mō te whakatepe i tā rātou waiata ā-ringa? (RTP 2015:125). / What do you think of the outro of their action song?
Synonyms: whakatepenga
