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whakarere - abandon, leave behind

whakarere. 1. v.t. Cast away, reject, discard. E pa, e kore koe e whakarere i tou ki raro? (T. 192). Ka riri nga hoa ka mea kia whakarerea nga kahu (T. 192).

2. Leave, forsake. Te haerenga hoki, te whakarerenga iho, ngaro noa (T. 181). Katahi ka whakarerea e ratou tera wahi.

3. Wield, strike a blow with a weapon. Tahi ano te whakarerenga iho o tana mere-mere, ehara kua mate (T. 120).

4. v.i. Vanish. Taria e whakarere ki raro ki te whenua (M. 334).

5. ad. Suddenly. Tukua whakareretia ana te rakau e te iwi ra (W. ii, 161). Ka puta whakarere mai te hau tonga.—Kia ea ake ai taku mate whakarere (M. 339).

6. As an intensive, exceedingly, etc. Te pai whakarere atu o te tamahine nei (Pi. 133, 11). Ahakoa mano tini whakarere te tangata. —Nga mea o tua whakarere (The things of very ancient times).

rērere, rererere, v.i. Run, etc., about from place to place.

Williams Dictionary

Taihoa e whakarere i te ngeru kia mau i a ia te kiore.
Don't shoo the cat until it has caught the mouse.
Don't... just yet! - Taihoa... e

Nāku a Kauri i whakarere iho ake.
I abandoned Kauri.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Ākuanei koe whakarere ai i a au.
Soon you will leave me.

Ao ake anō te rā kua whakatika a Taranga, kua ngaro whakarere i te whare.
As soon as it was day Taranga had arisen and was quickly gone from the house.

#9: I'm very sick
#121: Negating ko
#13: That person is going
#62: Have you heard the bird that is singing in the morning?
#114: Although it is raining, we are going to the beach
#211: The mother is talking to the children who are loved by her
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