transcription, транскрипция: [ fæðəm ]
( fathoms, fathoming, fathomed)
1.
A fathom is a measurement of 1.8 metres or 6 feet, used when referring to the depth of water.
We sailed into the bay and dropped anchor in five fathoms of water.
N-COUNT : oft num N
2.
If you cannot fathom something, you are unable to understand it, although you think carefully about it.
I really couldn’t fathom what Steiner was talking about...
Jeremy’s passive attitude was hard to fathom.
VERB : no cont , oft with brd-neg , V wh , V n
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Fathom out means the same as fathom .
We’re trying to fathom out what’s going on...
I’m having difficulty using my video editing equipment and can’t fathom out the various connections.
PHRASAL VERB : V P wh , V P n (not pron) , also V n P