v. to get to the bottom of or understand completely. n. a unit of length equal to six feet used to measure the depth of water or mines.
It is hard to fathom the number of stars in the sky.
It is hard to fathom the number of stars in the sky.
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On the way down, what surprised Matthew at the seventy fathom level?
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ascertain; penetrate; plumb; understand
misunderstand; not get
2 syllables
fath-om
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