tara varova ni lose sight of something / not see someone around much

Part of Speech vt.constr
MWE Structure vt - adv - appl
Morphology tara va-rova ni
Gloss look ADVR-absent APPL
    • lose sight of something
      • perception
      • Example 7253:
        Evehee tara varova koa ni maa bono toro mohina, mepaa makusu.
        When he lost sight of the island, he closed his eyes.
        Source: Aro 08E(Eno) 077
    • not see someone around much
      • Example 7254:
        E Les na tara varova vai ni ara.
        We don't see Les around much now.
        Source: NaphSen 02W 056

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  • See also:
    • rova1 be absent; disappear
    • varova disappearing; losing sight of