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fathom (verb)

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  • Fathom (disambiguation) — Fathom can refer to:Measure* Fathom, the unit of measurement * a verb meaning to measure the depth of something, especially with a sounding line * a meaning to manage to comprehend or get to the bottom of Media* Fathom , a comic book created by… …   Wikipedia

  • fathom — ► NOUN ▪ a unit of length equal to six feet (1.8 metres), used in measuring the depth of water. ► VERB 1) understand after much thought: I can t fathom him out. 2) measure the depth of. DERIVATIVES fathomable adjective fathomless adjective …   English terms dictionary

  • fathom — verb Fathom is used with these nouns as the object: ↑mystery …   Collocations dictionary

  • fathom — verb 1) Charlotte tried to fathom her cat s expression Syn: understand, comprehend, work out, make sense of, grasp, divine, puzzle out, get to the bottom of; interpret, decipher, decode; informal make head(s) or tail(s) of, crack 2) fathoming the …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • fathom — [[t]fæ̱ðəm[/t]] fathoms, fathomed 1) N COUNT: oft num N A fathom is a measurement of 1.8 metres or 6 feet, used when referring to the depth of water. We sailed into the bay and dropped anchor in five fathoms of water. 2) VERB: no cont, oft with… …   English dictionary

  • fathom — I. noun Etymology: Middle English fadme, from Old English fæthm outstretched arms, length of the outstretched arms; akin to Old Norse fathmr fathom, Latin patēre to be open, pandere to spread out, Greek petannynai Date: before 12th century 1. a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • fathom — I UK [ˈfæðəm] / US noun [countable] Word forms fathom : singular fathom plural fathoms a unit for measuring the depth of water, equal to 1.8 metres or 6 feet II = fathom out fathom UK [ˈfæðəm] / US or fathom out UK / US verb [transitive] Word… …   English dictionary

  • fathom — 1. noun /ˈfæðəm/ a) A measure of length corresponding to the outstretched arms, standardised to six feet, now used mainly for measuring depths in seas or oceans. b) Mental reach or scope; penetration; the extent of capacity; …   Wiktionary

  • fathom — fath|om1 [ fæðəm ] noun count a unit for measuring the depth of water, equal to 1.8 meters and containing 6 feet fathom fath|om 2 [ fæðəm ] verb transitive to understand something complicated or mysterious: For some reason she couldn t fathom, he …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • fathom — 1 noun (C) a unit for measuring the depth of water, equal to 1.8 metres 2 verb (T) also fathom out to understand what something means after thinking about it carefully: I still can t fathom out what she meant …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • fathom — /ˈfæðəm / (say fadhuhm) noun (plural fathoms, fathom) 1. a unit of depth in the imperial system equal to 6 ft or 1.8288 m, used in nautical measurements. Symbol: fm –verb (t) 2. to reach in depth by measurement in fathoms; sound; try the depth… …  

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