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whakahau - to encourage; to command

whakahau, v.t. and n. Command. Ka whakahau ano te tangata nei, “Tatua” (T. 200). Katahi ka pa te whakahau a te maia nei a Maruahaira ki tona ope, “Hoea!” (J. ii, 45).

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whakahau, v.t. Shelter. He taro tena, he whakahau paenga no te kumara. Whakahaumatua, variety of gourd.

Williams Dictionary

Mā tōna reo whakahau ka kori te whare ki te mahi.
Through her commanding voice, the house gets to work.

#148: I habitually go to the supermarket in order to buy food
#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).
#164: I am careful about eating sugar lest I die of diabetes
#61: Their father was, is or will be shouting
#48: Rangi's bed is big
#21: The happy children are playing
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