Fathom
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English
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Etymology
From Old English, fæthm, meaning outstretched arms. Of Germanic origins.
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Pronunciation
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Noun
- (nautical{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}) A unit of length equal to six feet, used mainly for measuring depths in seas or oceans.
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Translations
- Czech: sáh
- Danish: favn
- Dutch: vadem
- Estonian: süld
- Finnish: syli
- French: brasse f
- German: klafter
- Hungarian: öl
- Italian: braccio m
- Japanese: hiro
- Norwegian: favn
- Polish: sÄ Å¼eÅ
- Portuguese: braça
- Russian: моÑÑÐºÐ°Ñ ÑаженÑ
- Sanskrit: vyama
- Serbian: Ñ Ð²Ð°Ñ/hvat
- Slovak: siaha
- Spanish: braza
- Swedish: famn
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Transitive verb
- To manage to comprehend (a problem, etc.)
- I can't fathom what this does.
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Synonyms
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Translations
- Danish: begribe (1)
- French: saisir, comprendre (1)
- Italian: capire
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