Fathom - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈfæðəm|
Brit.
|ˈfæð(ə)m|
noun
- a linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth
- (mining) a unit of volume (equal to 6 cubic feet) used in measuring bodies of ore
- (mining) a unit of volume (equal to 6 cubic feet) used in measuring bodies of ore
verb
- come to understand (syn: bottom, penetrate)
- measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line (syn: sound)
- measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line (syn: sound)
Extra examples
The water here is five fathoms deep.
...the pilot had to continually fathom the river, which drought conditions had lowered to unprecedented levels...
Trees are so thick that a man could not fathom them.
I still can't fathom out what she meant.
Mark couldn't fathom why she resented him so much.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: fathom
he/she/it: fathoms
present participle: fathoming
past tense: fathomed
past participle: fathomed
I/you/we/they: fathom
he/she/it: fathoms
present participle: fathoming
past tense: fathomed
past participle: fathomed
noun
singular: fathom
plural: fathoms
singular: fathom
plural: fathoms
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