(~s, ~ing ~ed)
1.
A ~ 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 ~s of water.
N-COUNT: oft num N
2.
If you cannot ~ something, you are unable to understand it, although you think carefully about it.
I really couldn’t ~ what Steiner was talking about...
Jeremy’s passive attitude was hard to ~.
VERB: no cont, oft with brd-neg, V wh, V n
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Fathom out means the same as ~ .
We’re trying to ~ out what’s going on...
I’m having difficulty using my video editing equipment and can’t ~ out the various connections.
PHRASAL VERB: V P wh, V P n (not pron), also V n P