Word: fathom Word origin: Old English fæthm, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vadem, vaam and German Faden ‘six feet’. The original sense was ‘something which embraces’, (plural) ‘the outstretched arms’; hence, a unit of measurement based on the span of the outstretched arms, later standardized to six feet. Phonetic: ˈfað(ə)m Listen:
a unit of length equal to six feet (1.8 metres), chiefly used in reference to the depth of water. Example: sonar says that we're in eighteen fathoms
understand (a difficult problem or an enigmatic person) after much thought. Example: the locals could not fathom out the reason behind his new-found prosperity
measure the depth of (water). Example: an attempt to fathom the ocean
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