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waiho - to remain, rest; to leave behind

waiho - to let by, leave alone, ignore

Waiho, v.i. 1. Rest, remain. Ka mea te koroheke nei kia waiho ia i reira (T. 202). Kei te taha ano o te waka i waiho atu ano e au i reira (T. 27). Sometimes used in the passive. Waihoa ra he kai whakapukepuke i era whenua (M. 79). Ko Wairerewai te ingoa o te wahi i waihotia ai ona pakikau (T. 132).

2. Let be. Mehemea he kotiro, waiho te ingoa i a Pare-tuahu (T. 136).

3. Followed by hei, be, be regarded. E kore au e waiho hei tata i te wai o to tatou waka (T. 20).

4. Used interjectionally, well, let it be. Kati waiho, maku e kawe he kai mana (T. 17).

Williams Dictionary

I waiho ahau i te koti ki tō whare.
I left the coat at your house.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

Kua waiho taua wāhi hei urupā mō ngā tūpāpaku.
That place was left as a burial ground for the dead.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Me waiho a Kōuraraka i te pāreti!
Goldilocks should leave the porridge!
Simple sentences: you should - me

Waiho ō hū ki te kūaha.
Leave your shoes at the door.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Waiho te wini.
Leave the window alone.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Waiho te rākau nei.
Leave the gearstick alone.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Waiho tēnā, koa.
Leave that alone, please.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Waiho mā mātou, te hunga taiohi, ngā mea e kawe.
Leave it to us, the youth, to carry the things.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Waiho te raumamao.
Leave the remote.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Waiho te raumamao.
Leave the remote
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Waiho tō teina.
Leave your younger sibling
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Waiho ngā kī.
Leave the keys.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Waiho ō hū ki te kūaha.
Leave your shoes by the door.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Waiho ō kamuputu paru ki waho.
Leave your dirty gumboots outside.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Waiho mā te wā.
Leave it for later, it'll sink in soon.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Kaua e waiho te raumamao.
Don't leave the remote.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Kaua e waiho ō hū ki konā.
Don't leave your shoes there.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Kaua e waiho ngā hīti.
Don't leave the sheets.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Kaua e waiho ngā rīhi mō āpōpō.
Don't leave the dishes until tomorrow.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Kaua e waiho kia pau rawa te haurehu, kātahi ka amuamu ai.
Don't leave it until the gas is all used up, then complain.
*And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...

Horoia ngā rīhi, kātahi ka waiho ai māna e whakamaroke.
Wash the dishes then leave them for her to dry.
*And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...

I ēnei rā, kua waiho taua wāhi hei urupā mō ngā tūpāpaku.
Now that place remains as a burial place for the dead.
For the purpose of - hei

E mea ana au ki te hauhake i aku kūmara āpōpō. Heoi anō, ki te ua, ka waiho pea mō tērā wiki.
I'm intending to dig up my kūmara tomorrow. However, if it rains, I'll probably leave it ‘til next week.
Conjunctions - on the other hand, however - heoi anō

Ka waiho tonu tātou hei tinihangatanga mā tō tātou whaea.
We are always left cheated by our mother.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka waiho he wāhi kia tuwhera ana i waenganui i ngā taiepa kōhatu nei.
A place was left open between the stone walls.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Waiho tēnā.
Leave that alone.
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā

Kaua e waiho ngā kī.
Don't leave the keys.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...

Kaua e waiho ō hū ki te kūaha.
Don't leave your shoes at the door.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...

Waiho kia ahiahi ka haere ai tāua ki te riri.
Leave it till evening then we'll go into battle.

Nā reira anō i waiho ai ēnei rākau e te tangata Māori
as fire.starter Therefore these trees remain to be used by the Maori people as a fire starter.

Waiho ngä hîti.
Leave the sheets.

Waiho ngä kamokamo nui.
Leave the big kamokamo.

Kaua e waiho ngä kamokamo nui.
Don't leave the big kamokamo.

Waiho te mea nā.
Leave that thing alone.

Waiho ngä rîhi mô äpôpô.
Leave the dishes for/until tomorrow.

Waiho ngā tūru.
Leave the chairs.

Waiho!
Leave it!

Ka waiho he wāhi kia tuwhera ana i ngā waenganui i ngā taiepa kōhatu nei (Pōtatau 1991:15)
A place was left open between the stone walls

Waiho mā te whakamā e patu.
Leave him; let shame punish him.

Waiho kia ahiahi, ka haere ai tāua.
Leave it till dark, then we two shall go.

Waiho te hopi.
Leave the soap.

Waiho te tāora.
Leave the towel.

I mea atu te māhita ki ngā tamariki kia kaua e waiho ō rātou hū ki te papa tākaro
The teacher told the children not to leave their shoes on the playing field

Kaua e waiho kia pau rawa te haurehu, kātahi ka amuamu ai.
Don’t leave it until the gas is all used up, then complain.

Ka waiho au i te raiti kia kā.
I'll leave the light on.

Ki te kore e taea e koe, waiho mā tētahi kē atu e whakatutuki.
If you cannot manage it, leave it for someone else to complete.

Kua nui rawa te tangata ki Hawaiki, ā, kua waiho hei take whakatupu pakanga ki reira
Hawaiki had become overpopulated and this had become a cause of strife there

Ka waiho ā.rāua kākahu i te taha o te wai takoto ai.
Their clothes were left beside the water.

Ka tae rāua ki reira ka waiho te tamaiti rā a Kape-taua e Tara-kumikumi i aua toka rā noho ai.
When they reached there, that child, Kape-taua, was left to stay on that rock by Tara- kumikumi.

Ka waiho te tūpāpaku ra e rātou ki reira takoto ai, ā hoki ana rātou ki te kāinga kōrero ai.
They left the body to lie there and then went home to talk.

Waiho, ko māua anake ki tēnei whare, moe ai.
Leave us to sleep.

Haria atu ngā parapara ka waiho ai ki te taha o te rori!
Carry out the rubbish and leave it at the side of the road!

Ka waiho a Ruru, māna e pīkau te hanga o te waka ki uta, ki roto ki tētahi whare mā rātou, tiaki ai.
to inside to a house for them guard ai Ruru was left to bring ashore the things on the canoe, then carry them into a building and guard them.

Waiho mō tētahi atu rā mahi ai.
Leave it for another day, leave it and do it another day.

Ko te wahine rā anake i waiho, ko Hine-a-te-kawa.
Only the woman, Hine-a-te-kawa, was left.

Kaaore au i te maumahara i waiho e au taku koti ki whea
I can’t remember where I left my coat

Me waiho mai ēnei hei koha māu ki a au hei utu ..
Leave them as your gift to me, as payment ..

Ko te tangata teenaa naa·ku i waiho te panana ki raro i a ia
That’s the man I put the banana under

Ko ngā mahi kāinga me hōmai ki a au, me waiho rānei ki te tari o te hekeretari.
Homework should be given directly to me or left in the secretary’s office.

He aha i waiho ai te manuhiri kia karanga ana?
Why is the visitor left calling (for water)?

Me waiho i konei te mea nā.
Leave that thing here.

#81: What has happened to cause you to cry now?
#200: I am leaving because of the crying of the baby
#47: The woman is sleeping at the man's house
#54: Their mothers are angry
#198: In order to
#5: Hello to all of you!
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