whakaroa - delay; lengthen
whakaroa. 1. v.t. Lengthen.
2. v.i. Delay. E hua ana te hunga kainga ki te whakaroanga o aua tira haere nei (T. 149). Ka whakaroa a Tutanekai ki roto ki tona whare (T. 134).
3. Hesitate.
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