fathom

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fathom  /ˈfæ ðəm/ ? Meaning of "fathom"

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Definition(s):

  1. (n) a linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth
  2. (n) (mining) a unit of volume (equal to 6 cubic feet) used in measuring bodies of ore
  3. (v) come to understand
  4. (v) measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line

Synonym(s)

fthm, sound, bottom, penetrate

Usage(s):

  1. The gap between the brevity of King's life and its consequence is easy to state but hard to fathom.
  2. Instead it was called Fathom, then renamed the equally limp Surface.
  3. The reason was not hard to fathom.
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