tairoa

lingering | spending too much time over something

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He Tautuhinga | Definitions

  • Te noho roa atu ki tētahi wāhi, ki tētahi kaupapa rānei, ahakoa kāore he tikanga kia pēnā.
  • To remain or stay longer than necessary in a place or an initiative.

He Tauira | Example

I tairoa taku noho ki te hui, ā pau noa te rā.
I lingered at the meeting all day.

He Kupu Reo Pākehā anō | English Alternatives

  • lingering
  • spending too much time over something