fathom
🇺🇸
/ˈfæðəm/
🇬🇧
/ˈfæðəm/
verb
R
to really understand or figure out something
I can't fathom why she made that decision.
noun
R
a measuring unit for the depth of water, which is 6 feet (about 1.8 meters) long
The lake is 20 fathoms deep at its deepest point.
translation
to really understand or figure out something
a measuring unit for the depth of water, which is 6 feet (about 1.8 meters) long
Word Forms
3rd Present
fathoms
Past
fathomed
Perfect
fathomed
Progressive
fathoming
Plural
fathoms