Verb Intransitive.

MEANING 1.

To be tall and lean; to be high:

Example of use.

Aba uwatepatepa MEANING He is tall and lean (he has long legs).

Uyu muti uli uwatepatepa MEANING That tree is very high.

MEANING 2.

To bend under a weight.

Example of use.

umulando uletepatepa MEANING That beam is bending under the weight.

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

 -teemateema, tefuka, tefuma, koofuma, koofuka,