FATHOM


Meaning of FATHOM in English

n.

Function: intransitive verb

Date: 1607

1 : PROBE

2 : to take soundings

transitive verb

1 : to measure by a sounding line

2 : to penetrate and come to understand <couldn't fathom the problem>

– fath · om · able \ ' fa- th ə -m ə -b ə l \ adjective

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