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Detailed Synonyms for fathom in English

fathom:

to fathom verb (fathoms, fathomed, fathoming)

  1. to fathom
    to fathom; to see through
    • fathom verb (fathoms, fathomed, fathoming)
    • see through verb (sees through, saw through, seeing through)
  2. to fathom
    – measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line 1
    to sound; to fathom
    – measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line 1
    • sound verb (sounds, sounded, sounding)
    • fathom verb (fathoms, fathomed, fathoming)
  3. to fathom
    – come to understand 1
    bottom; to penetrate; to fathom
    – come to understand 1
    • bottom verb
    • penetrate verb (penetrates, penetrated, penetrating)
    • fathom verb (fathoms, fathomed, fathoming)

Conjugations for fathom:

present
  1. fathom
  2. fathom
  3. fathoms
  4. fathom
  5. fathom
  6. fathom
simple past
  1. fathomed
  2. fathomed
  3. fathomed
  4. fathomed
  5. fathomed
  6. fathomed
present perfect
  1. have fathomed
  2. have fathomed
  3. has fathomed
  4. have fathomed
  5. have fathomed
  6. have fathomed
past continuous
  1. was fathoming
  2. were fathoming
  3. was fathoming
  4. were fathoming
  5. were fathoming
  6. were fathoming
future
  1. shall fathom
  2. will fathom
  3. will fathom
  4. shall fathom
  5. will fathom
  6. will fathom
continuous present
  1. am fathoming
  2. are fathoming
  3. is fathoming
  4. are fathoming
  5. are fathoming
  6. are fathoming
subjunctive
  1. be fathomed
  2. be fathomed
  3. be fathomed
  4. be fathomed
  5. be fathomed
  6. be fathomed
diverse
  1. fathom!
  2. let's fathom!
  3. fathomed
  4. fathoming
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

fathom [the ~] nomen

  1. the fathom
    the cord; the fathom
  2. the fathom
    – (mining) a unit of volume (equal to 6 cubic feet) used in measuring bodies of ore 1
    the fathom; the fthm
    – (mining) a unit of volume (equal to 6 cubic feet) used in measuring bodies of ore 1
  3. the fathom
    – a linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth 1
    the fathom; the fthm
    – a linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth 1

Related Words for "fathom":

  • fathoming, fathomable, fathomed, fathoms

Alternate Synonyms for "fathom":


Related Definitions for "fathom":

  1. (mining) a unit of volume (equal to 6 cubic feet) used in measuring bodies of ore1
  2. a linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth1
  3. measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line1
  4. come to understand1