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fathom

[ fath-uhm ]

noun

plural fathoms, (especially collectively) fathom.
  1. a unit of length equal to six feet (1.8 meters): used chiefly in nautical measurements. : fath


verb (used with object)

  1. to measure the depth of by means of a sounding line; sound.
  2. to penetrate to the truth of; comprehend; understand:

    to fathom someone's motives.

fathom

/ 藞蹿忙冒蓹尘 /

noun

  1. a unit of length equal to six feet (1.829 metres), used to measure depths of water
  2. mining a unit of volume usually equal to six cubic feet, used in measuring ore bodies
  3. forestry a unit of volume equal to six cubic feet, used for measuring timber
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to measure the depth of, esp with a sounding line; sound
  2. to penetrate (a mystery, problem, etc); discover the meaning of
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞蹿补迟丑辞尘别谤, noun
  • 藞蹿补迟丑辞尘补产濒别, adjective
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 蹿补迟丑顎僶尘路补路产濒别 adjective
  • 蹿补迟丑顎僶尘路别谤 noun
  • un路蹿补迟丑顎僶尘路补路产濒别 adjective
  • 耻苍路蹿补迟丑顎僶尘别诲 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of fathom1

First recorded before 900; Middle English fathme, Old English 蹿忙迟丑尘 鈥渟pan of outstretched arms鈥; cognate with German Faden 鈥渟ix-foot measure,鈥 Old Norse fathmr; akin to Latin 辫补迟脓谤别 鈥渢o stand open鈥 ( patent )
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of fathom1

Old English 蹿忙迟丑尘 ; related to Old Frisian fethem outstretched arms, Old Norse fathmr embrace, Old High German fadum cubit, Latin 辫补迟脓谤别 to gape
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Example Sentences

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It is tough to even fathom how much Yamal has achieved at his age.

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Such bipartisanship is hard to fathom in today鈥檚 divided times.

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They were then and they are now just another form of taxation, and a regressive one, which he simply cannot fathom.

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For many in Gaza, it's hard to feel hope, or to fathom why the world has not intervened to protect them after 18 months of this.

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鈥淲hat possible interest is served by withholding that information? I cannot fathom, other than they just don鈥檛 want people to know.鈥

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