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Synonyms for fathom
ˈfæð əmfath·om
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fathomverb
Synonyms:
fathom out, figure out, work out, puzzle outfathomverb
Grasp, envelopment, control.
Synonyms:
figure out, fathom out, work out, puzzle outfathomverb
To measure the depth of, take a sounding of.
Synonyms:
work out, figure out, puzzle out, fathom outfathomverb
To get to the bottom of; to manage to comprehend (a problem etc.).
I can't for the life of me fathom what this means.
Synonyms:
puzzle out, fathom out, work out, figure out
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Princeton's WordNet
fathom, fthmnoun
a linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth
Synonyms:
fthmfathom, fthmverb
(mining) a unit of volume (equal to 6 cubic feet) used in measuring bodies of ore
Synonyms:
fthmpenetrate, fathom, bottomverb
come to understand
Synonyms:
click, imbue, riddle, dawn, infiltrate, permeate, perforate, diffuse, sink in, penetrate, come home, get through, bottom, fall into place, sound, pervade, get across, interpenetratefathom, soundverb
measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line
Synonyms:
sound, vocalise, penetrate, voice, vocalize, bottom, go
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fathomnoun
fathomverb
Synonyms:
sound, try the depth of, measure by a sounding-linefathomverb
Synonyms:
divine, penetrate, reach, understand, comprehend
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List of paraphrases for "fathom":
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#94 | click | |
#123 | go | |
#803 | sound | |
#1252 | voice | |
#1312 | understand | |
#1796 | bottom | |
#2483 | measure | |
#5334 | dawn | |
#6201 | gauge | |
#6343 | probe | |
#8975 | pierce | |
#19568 | diffuse | |
#19762 | riddle | |
#20422 | penetrate | |
#33578 | fathom | |
#42602 | infiltrate | |
#57673 | permeate | |
#96710 | pervade | |
#96725 | imbue | |
#158127 | vocalise | |
#161955 | perforate | |
#162352 | vocalize |
How to use fathom in a sentence?
Sick I am of idle words, past all reconciling, Words that weary and perplex and pander and conceal, Wake the sounds that cannot lie, for all their sweet beguiling The language one need fathom not, but only hear and feel.
At first I was heartbroken... then I got angry, i can't fathom the idea that someone can use an innocent child whom they've never met and who is going through a very hard time, how they can use that to benefit themselves.
Let there be no doubt, these disasters are magnified precisely because of climate change, i can not fathom the level of cognitive dissonance required to schedule these votes one right after the other.
When I saw that, in the report, I just -- my jaw dropped, it was hard enough to fathom a 2.7 year decline over 2 years overall. But then to see a 6.6 year decline for the American Indian population -- it just shows the substantial impact that the pandemic has had on that population.
I can't fathom that it would be so difficult to place a catheter line, it really sounds like it was a disorganized mess.
Translations for fathom
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- سبر الغورArabic
- клафтер, фатом, проумявам, разбирамBulgarian
- comprendre, abraçar, braça, sondejarCatalan, Valencian
- porozumět do hloubky, proniknout, sáhCzech
- begribe, favn, fatteDanish
- begreifen, sondieren, ausloten, Klafter, loten, verstehen, ergründen, Faden, umarmenGerman
- sondar, ahondar, profundizar, abrazar, braza, sondear, comprenderSpanish
- süldEstonian
- luodata, käsittää, syli, syleilläFinnish
- favnurFaroese
- comprendre, brasse, saisirFrench
- brazaGalician
- थाह लेनाHindi
- megért, rájön, öl, átölel, kitalálHungarian
- capire, braccio, comprendereItalian
- hiroJapanese
- ჩასწვდება, სწვდებაGeorgian
- aronui, whanganga, mārōMāori
- depaMalay
- vademDutch
- favnNorwegian
- sążeńPolish
- compreender, braça, sondarPortuguese
- măsura, apuca, sonda, fathom, braț, înțelege, pătrunde, îmbrățișaRomanian
- исследовать, морская сажень, разузнавать, фадом, постигать, осознавать, обхватить, понимать, выяснять, делать промер лотом, фатом, измерять, расследоватьRussian
- tr=vyamaSanskrit
- hvat, хватSerbo-Croatian
- siahaSlovak
- objeti, seženj, izmeriti, dognatiSlovene
- famna om, famn, loda, omfamnaSwedish
- ஆழத்தைTamil
- kulaçTurkish
- 捉摸Chinese
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