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tārewa - raised up; provisional; unpaid; unresolved

Tārewa (i), a. 1. Raised up. Hapainga, kia tarewa ki runga (T. 142). Ehara, tarewa ana i runga te ika a Maui (T. 22).

2. Hanging.

3. Afloat. Tarewa haere tonu i waho, pae rawa ki uta ko Kaikoura (Tr. xxvii, 606).

4. Drooping, trailing. Ka tarewa te tupu o te kapana.

5. Declining, of sun, etc. Ka tarewa te ra.

6. Aghast. Ka tarewa nga kanohi.

7. Unsettled, not paid for. (mod.) He mea mamae te taonga tarewa; kia ea ano, ka ora te tangata.

8. Direct, straightforward. Rere tarewa, rush headlong. Na te ure tarewa, in the agnatic line.

Williams Dictionary

Tārewa (ii), n. A bird resembling kowhawha.

Williams Dictionary

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