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fath·om
(făth′əm)n. Abbr. fth. or fm.
A unit of length equal to 6 feet (1.83 meters), used principally in the measurement and specification of marine depths.
tr.v. fath·omed, fath·om·ing, fath·oms
1. To penetrate to the meaning or nature of; comprehend.
2. To determine the depth of; sound.
[Middle English fathme, from Old English fæthm, outstretched arms; see petə- in Indo-European roots.]
fath′om·a·ble adj.
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fathom
(ˈfæðəm)n
1. (Units) a unit of length equal to six feet (1.829 metres), used to measure depths of water
2. (Mining & Quarrying) mining a unit of volume usually equal to six cubic feet, used in measuring ore bodies
3. (Forestry) forestry a unit of volume equal to six cubic feet, used for measuring timber
vb (tr)
4. to measure the depth of, esp with a sounding line; sound
5. to penetrate (a mystery, problem, etc); discover the meaning of
[Old English fæthm; related to Old Frisian fethem outstretched arms, Old Norse fathmr embrace, Old High German fadum cubit, Latin patēre to gape]
ˈfathomable adj
ˈfathomer n
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fath•om
(ˈfæð əm)n., pl. fath•oms, (esp. collectively) fath•om, n. v.t.
2. to measure the depth of by means of a sounding line; sound.
3. to penetrate to the truth of; comprehend; understand: to fathom someone's motives.
[before 900; Middle English fathme, Old English fæthm span of outstretched arms; c. Old High German fadum cubit, Old Norse fathmr embrace; akin to patent]
fath′om•a•ble, adj.
fath′om•er, n.
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fath·om
(făth′əm) A unit of length equal to six feet (1.8 meters), used to measure the depth of water.
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Fathom
a quantity of wood, six feet square in elevation, 1577.Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
fathom
Past participle: fathomed
Gerund: fathoming
| Imperative |
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| fathom |
| fathom |
| Present |
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| I fathom |
| you fathom |
| he/she/it fathoms |
| we fathom |
| you fathom |
| they fathom |
| Preterite |
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| I fathomed |
| you fathomed |
| he/she/it fathomed |
| we fathomed |
| you fathomed |
| they fathomed |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am fathoming |
| you are fathoming |
| he/she/it is fathoming |
| we are fathoming |
| you are fathoming |
| they are fathoming |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have fathomed |
| you have fathomed |
| he/she/it has fathomed |
| we have fathomed |
| you have fathomed |
| they have fathomed |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was fathoming |
| you were fathoming |
| he/she/it was fathoming |
| we were fathoming |
| you were fathoming |
| they were fathoming |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had fathomed |
| you had fathomed |
| he/she/it had fathomed |
| we had fathomed |
| you had fathomed |
| they had fathomed |
| Future |
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| I will fathom |
| you will fathom |
| he/she/it will fathom |
| we will fathom |
| you will fathom |
| they will fathom |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have fathomed |
| you will have fathomed |
| he/she/it will have fathomed |
| we will have fathomed |
| you will have fathomed |
| they will have fathomed |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be fathoming |
| you will be fathoming |
| he/she/it will be fathoming |
| we will be fathoming |
| you will be fathoming |
| they will be fathoming |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been fathoming |
| you have been fathoming |
| he/she/it has been fathoming |
| we have been fathoming |
| you have been fathoming |
| they have been fathoming |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been fathoming |
| you will have been fathoming |
| he/she/it will have been fathoming |
| we will have been fathoming |
| you will have been fathoming |
| they will have been fathoming |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been fathoming |
| you had been fathoming |
| he/she/it had been fathoming |
| we had been fathoming |
| you had been fathoming |
| they had been fathoming |
| Conditional |
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| I would fathom |
| you would fathom |
| he/she/it would fathom |
| we would fathom |
| you would fathom |
| they would fathom |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have fathomed |
| you would have fathomed |
| he/she/it would have fathomed |
| we would have fathomed |
| you would have fathomed |
| they would have fathomed |
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fathom
(fm) Unit of length, especially used to measure marine depth. 1 fm = 6 ft. Originally based on the span of two outstretched arms.
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Noun 1. fathom - a linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth
linear measure, linear unit - a unit of measurement of length
2. fathom - (mining) a unit of volume (equal to 6 cubic feet) used in measuring bodies of ore
mining, excavation - the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth
capacity measure, capacity unit, cubage unit, cubature unit, cubic content unit, cubic measure, displacement unit, volume unit - a unit of measurement of volume or capacity
Verb 1. fathom - come to understand
understand - know and comprehend the nature or meaning of; "She did not understand her husband"; "I understand what she means"
2. fathom - measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line
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fathom
verb understand, grasp, comprehend, interpret, get to the bottom of I couldn't fathom what he was talking about.
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fathom
verb1. To perceive and recognize the meaning of:
accept, apprehend, catch (on), compass, comprehend, conceive, follow, get, grasp, make out, read, see, sense, take, take in, understand.
Informal: savvy.
Slang: dig.
Chiefly British: twig.
Scots: ken.
Idioms: get a handle on, get the picture.
2. To perceive directly with the intellect:
Scots: ken.
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Translations
مِقْياس الأعْماق ويُساوي ستة أقْداميُدْرِك، يَسْبر غَوْر
pochopitsáh
begribefattefavn
süld
syli
ölöl3
faîmurkomast til botns í
jūros sieksnis
izdibinātizprastjūras asssaprast
siaha
iyice anlamakkulaç
fathom
[ˈfæðəm]B. VT
1. (Naut) → sond(e)ar
2. (fig) (also fathom out) → descifrar, llegar a entender ; [+ mystery] → desentrañar
I can't fathom why → no me explico por qué
I can't fathom him/it out at all → no le/lo entiendo en absoluto
I can't fathom why → no me explico por qué
I can't fathom him/it out at all → no le/lo entiendo en absoluto
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
fathom
[ˈfæðəm] n → brasse f (= 1828 mm)
vt
[+ mystery] → sonder, pénétrer ; [+ sb's attitude, behaviour] → comprendre
(also fathom out) to fathom what ... → comprendre ce que ...
We're trying to fathom out what's going on → Nous essayons de comprendre ce qu'il se passe.
to fathom why ... → comprendre pourquoi ...
We're trying to fathom out what's going on → Nous essayons de comprendre ce qu'il se passe.
to fathom why ... → comprendre pourquoi ...
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
fathom
(ˈfaðəm) noun a measure of depth of water (6 feet or 1.8 metres). The water is 8 fathoms deep. vaam, vadem مِقْياس الأعْماق ويُساوي ستة أقْدام фатом braça sáh der Faden favn οργιά braza süld فاتوم؛ مسبار syli brasse מִידַת עוֹמֶק गहराई hvat (6 stopa tj.183cm) öl (hosszmérték) eter faðmur braccio ひろ 바다나 광산에서의 길이의 단위이며 6피트 jūros sieksnis jūras ass (dziļuma mērs — 1,8 m) fatom vadem favn sążeń لر) وازه (قلاچ): داوبو ژروالى ميچ چه شيږ فټه كيږى، او بيچ braça stânjen морская сажень siaha seženj hvat famn หน่วยวัดความลึกของน้ํา (มีค่าเท่ากับ 6 ฟุต หรือ1.8 เมตร) kulaç 噚(長度單位) морський сажень پانی کی گہرائی کی پیمائش کی اکائی sải 英寻(长度单位)
verb to understand (a mystery etc). I cannot fathom why she should have left home. peil, agter iets kom/ iets verklaar يُدْرِك، يَسْبر غَوْر проумявам compreender pochopit ergründen begribe; fatte κατανοώ comprender mõistma درک کردن käsittää comprendre לְהָבִין थाह लेना dokučiti, razumjeti mélyére hatol vminek memahami komast til botns í capire 見きわめる 간파하다 suprasti, suvokti izprast; saprast; izdibināt menduga doorgronden komme til bunns i, lodde, forstå zgłębić, pojąć پوهیدل compreender a înţelege постигать pochopiť razumeti, misliti si shvatiti förstå, komma underfund med เข้าใจ iyice anlamak 揣摩 осягати; збагнути کسی راز وغیرہ کو سمجھنا tìm hiểu 揣摩
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