ake /ɑːˈkeɪ/adverb 1noun 1forms 1 adverb1 •(New-Zealand) foreverThe answer given was : — " Friends, this is the reply of the Maori : we shall fight on ake, ake, ake, for ever, for ever, for ever." — 1882 noun1 •(no longer used) The groove made in a stone forming part of a killock.Returning with the timber portions of his anchor, to the stone, he would assemble all together […] The ake would be the slightly hollowed part of the stone that fitted closely to the sides […] — 1913 formsakes
