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torohē - examine

Torohē. 1. v.t. Examine, explore. Ka torohe haere te takutai (W. ii, 38). ‖ toro (ii).

2. n. Marauding party.

3. Ambush.

4. Privy.

Williams Dictionary

Tōrohe, pt. Consumed. Kua torohe nga kai.

tōroherohe. 1. v.i. Wag, sway to and fro.

Haere mai ana ki te kainga, he kuri, toroherohe mai ana te hiore (T. 27).

2. v.t. Wave about; so give light by waving a firebrand.

3. n. Torchlight, consisting of a firebrand waved about. Maua atu ki te ngotungotu hei toroherohe mau.

4. a. Irregular, disarranged.

Williams Dictionary

#148: I habitually go to the supermarket in order to buy food
#1: Hello
#152: Kātahi anō au kua tae mai. I have just arrived (or I have arrived at last, or I have arrived for the first time).
#202: I am going to the house where I grew up
#135: I am able to look after your children (but I'm not going to)
#102: I did not go, I was not going, I am not going
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