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auraki - mainstream

Auraki. 1. v.i. Turn aside. Tatou ka auraki atu ki te kainga nei—Taku aurakitanga ki te kino (S. 98).

2. Return. Mehemea ka taka kinotia koe e tetehi tangata, ka auraki mai koe ki au.

3. Go. Haere ra, E Tama! Auraki atu ki to pāpā, ki a Hori, ki kona moe ai.

4. Press, crowd. Te nuinga e auraki noa mai kia kite ai ratou i te mutunga o te manawa (W.M. viii, 57). Ko koe te rangatira, he nui nga ware, ka auraki katoa ki a koe, ara ka hui katoa atu ki a koe.

5. v.t. Do a thing in a hurry. Aua ra e aurakina.

6. Urge, hasten.

7. Wail, lament, give way to violent demonstrations of grief or pain. Auraki ana te hemo o te tupapaku.

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