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verb · intransitive · rare

hongi

hongi · hongis · hongied · hongiing

To perform the Maori greeting of touching nosesTo perform the Maori greeting of touching noses.

/ˈhɒŋi/

Meaning

1 senses

(New Zealand)To perform the Maori greeting of touching noses.

Origin

Borrowed from Māori hongi.

Borrowed from Māori hongi.

Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Forms

hongis, hongiing, hongied, hongied

Base form	hongi · to hongi
3rd person singular	hongis
Present participle	hongiing
Past simple	hongied
Past participle	hongied

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	hongi
he, she, it	hongis

Past simpleLesson

all persons

hongied

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have hongied
he, she, it	has hongied

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will hongi

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

honeydew honeymoonB1 hong honkC1 honorA2

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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