fathom

fath·om  (fm)

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.

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[Middle English fathme, from Old English fæthm, outstretched arms; see pet- in Indo-European roots.]

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fathom·a·ble adj.

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fathom

Noun

a unit of length, used in navigation, equal to six feet (1.83 metres)

Verb

to understand by thinking carefully about: I couldn't fathom his intentions [Old English fæthm]

fathomable adj

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Fathom a quantity of wood, six feet square in elevation, 1577.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fathom - a linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth fthm linear measure, linear unit - a unit of measurement of length yard, pace - a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
	2.	fathom - (mining) a unit of volume (equal to 6 cubic feet) used in measuring bodies of ore fthm 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 penetrate, bottom 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 sound measure, quantify - express as a number or measure or quantity; "Can you quantify your results?"

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fathom

verb understand, grasp, comprehend, interpret, get to the bottom of

Translations

fathom [ˈfæðəm] n → braza

vt (= unravel) → desentrañar (= understand); explicarse

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fathom [ˈfæðəm] n → brasse f (= 1828 mm)

vt [+ mystery] → sonder, pénétrer

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fathom [ˈfæðəm] n (Naut) → Faden m

vt (also: fathom out) → verstehen

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fathom [ˈfæðəm] n → braccio (= 1828 mm)

vt [+ mystery] → penetrare, sondare

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fathom

n fathom [ˈfaðəm]

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 sáh favn der Faden οργιά braza süld فاتوم؛ مسبار syli brasse מִידַת עוֹמֶק गहराई hvat (6 stopa tj.183cm) öl (hosszmérték) eter faðmur braccio ひろ 길(수심을 재는 단위) jūros sieksnis jūras ass (dziļuma mērs — 1,8 m) fatom vadem favn sążeń braça stânjen морская сажень siaha seženj hvat famn หน่วยวัดความลึกของน้ำ (มีค่าเท่ากับ 6 ฟุต หรือ1.8 เมตร) kulaç 英尋(長度單位) морський сажень پانی کی گہرائی کی پیمائش کی اکائی sải 英寻（长度单位）

v

to understand (a mystery etc) I cannot fathom why she should have left home. peil, agter iets kom/ iets verklaar يُدْرِك، يَسْبر غَوْر проумявам pochopit begribe; fatte ergründen κατανοώ comprender mõistma درک کردن päästä perille comprendre לְהָבִין थाह लेना dokučiti, razumjeti mélyére hatol vminek memahami komast til botns í capire 見きわめる 헤아리다, 추측하다 suprasti, suvokti izprast; saprast; izdibināt menduga doorgronden komme til bunns i, lodde, forstå zgłębić, pojąć 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