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}
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"1": "en",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*peth₂-"
},
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"name": "root"
},
{
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"2": "enm",
"3": "fathome"
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"2": "fadom"
},
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},
{
"args": {
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"2": "fadme",
"t": "unit of length of about six feet; depth of six feet for nautical soundings; (loosely) cubit; ell"
},
"expansion": "fadme (“unit of length of about six feet; depth of six feet for nautical soundings; (loosely) cubit; ell”)",
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"1": "fadam, fadame, fademe, fadim, fadmen, fadome, fadum, fadym, fathem, fathme, fathum, fedme, fethme, feþme, (Southern England) vathym, vedme, vetheym, vethym, veðme, veþum",
"otherforms": "1"
},
"expansion": "[and other forms]",
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{
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"2": "ang",
"3": "fæþm"
},
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{
"args": {
"1": "ang",
"2": "fæþme",
"t": "encircling or outstretched arms, bosom, embrace; envelopment; control, grasp, power; fathom (unit of measurement); cubit"
},
"expansion": "fæþme (“encircling or outstretched arms, bosom, embrace; envelopment; control, grasp, power; fathom (unit of measurement); cubit”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
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"1": "fæðm",
"otherforms": "1"
},
"expansion": "[and other forms]",
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},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "gmw-pro",
"3": "*faþm",
"t": "outstretched arms, embrace; fathom (unit of measurement)"
},
"expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *faþm (“outstretched arms, embrace; fathom (unit of measurement)”)",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "gem-pro",
"3": "*faþmaz",
"t": "outstretched arms, embrace; fathom (unit of measurement)"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Germanic *faþmaz (“outstretched arms, embrace; fathom (unit of measurement)”)",
"name": "inh"
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{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*pet-"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *pet-",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ine-pro",
"2": "*peth₂-",
"t": "to spread out; to fly"
},
"expansion": "*peth₂- (“to spread out; to fly”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "grc",
"2": "πέταλος",
"t": "broad; flat"
},
"expansion": "Ancient Greek πέταλος (pétalos, “broad; flat”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "grc",
"2": "πετᾰ́ννῡμῐ",
"t": "to open; to spread out; to be dispersed or scattered"
},
"expansion": "πετᾰ́ννῡμῐ (petánnūmi, “to open; to spread out; to be dispersed or scattered”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "petal"
},
"expansion": "petal",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "got",
"2": "𐍆𐌰𐌸𐌰",
"t": "fench; hedge"
},
"expansion": "Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌸𐌰 (faþa, “fench; hedge”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "pateō",
"t": "to extend, increase; to be accessible, attainable, open; to be exposed, vulnerable"
},
"expansion": "Latin pateō (“to extend, increase; to be accessible, attainable, open; to be exposed, vulnerable”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "nds",
"2": "fadem"
},
"expansion": "Low German fadem",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "nds",
"2": "faem",
"t": "cubit; thread"
},
"expansion": "faem (“cubit; thread”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "dum",
"2": "vadem"
},
"expansion": "Middle Dutch vadem",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "nl",
"2": "vaam"
},
"expansion": "Dutch vaam",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "nl",
"2": "vadem",
"t": "fathom"
},
"expansion": "vadem (“fathom”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "nb",
"2": "favn",
"t": "an embrace; a fathom"
},
"expansion": "Norwegian Bokmål favn (“an embrace; a fathom”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ofs",
"2": "fethm",
"t": "outstretched arms"
},
"expansion": "Old Frisian fethm (“outstretched arms”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "goh",
"2": "fadam"
},
"expansion": "Old High German fadam",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "goh",
"2": "fadum",
"t": "cubit"
},
"expansion": "fadum (“cubit”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "gmh",
"2": "vade",
"t": "enclosure"
},
"expansion": "Middle High German vade (“enclosure”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "gmh",
"2": "vadem"
},
"expansion": "vadem",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "gmh",
"2": "vaden"
},
"expansion": "vaden",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "Faden",
"t": "fathom; filament, thread"
},
"expansion": "German Faden (“fathom; filament, thread”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "non",
"2": "faþmr"
},
"expansion": "Old Norse faþmr",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "da",
"2": "favn",
"t": "an embrace; a fathom"
},
"expansion": "Danish favn (“an embrace; a fathom”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "is",
"2": "faðmur",
"t": "an embrace"
},
"expansion": "Icelandic faðmur (“an embrace”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sv",
"2": "famn",
"t": "the arms, bosom; an embrace"
},
"expansion": "Swedish famn (“the arms, bosom; an embrace”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "owl",
"2": "etem",
"t": "thread"
},
"expansion": "Old Welsh etem (“thread”)",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle English fathome, fadom, fadme (“unit of length of about six feet; depth of six feet for nautical soundings; (loosely) cubit; ell”) [and other forms], from Old English fæþm, fæþme (“encircling or outstretched arms, bosom, embrace; envelopment; control, grasp, power; fathom (unit of measurement); cubit”) [and other forms], from Proto-West Germanic *faþm (“outstretched arms, embrace; fathom (unit of measurement)”), from Proto-Germanic *faþmaz (“outstretched arms, embrace; fathom (unit of measurement)”), from Proto-Indo-European *pet-, *peth₂- (“to spread out; to fly”).\ncognates\n* Ancient Greek πέταλος (pétalos, “broad; flat”), πετᾰ́ννῡμῐ (petánnūmi, “to open; to spread out; to be dispersed or scattered”) (whence English petal)\n* Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌸𐌰 (faþa, “fench; hedge”)\n* Latin pateō (“to extend, increase; to be accessible, attainable, open; to be exposed, vulnerable”)\n* Low German fadem, faem (“cubit; thread”)\n* Middle Dutch vadem (modern Dutch vaam, vadem (“fathom”))\n* Norwegian Bokmål favn (“an embrace; a fathom”)\n* Old Frisian fethm (“outstretched arms”)\n* Old High German fadam, fadum (“cubit”) (Middle High German vade (“enclosure”), vadem, vaden, modern German Faden (“fathom; filament, thread”))\n* Old Norse faþmr (Danish favn (“an embrace; a fathom”), Icelandic faðmur (“an embrace”), Swedish famn (“the arms, bosom; an embrace”))\n* Old Welsh etem (“thread”)",
"forms": [
{
"form": "fathoms",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
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"args": {},
"expansion": "fathom (plural fathoms)",
"name": "en-noun"
}
],
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"fa‧thom"
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
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"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "deep six"
}
],
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"kind": "other",
"name": "American English",
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{
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"All topics",
"Fundamental"
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"langcode": "en",
"name": "Units of measure",
"orig": "en:Units of measure",
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"Metrology",
"Quantity",
"Applied sciences",
"Mathematics",
"Sciences",
"Formal sciences",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
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}
],
"glosses": [
"A man's armspan, generally reckoned to be six feet (about 1.8 metres). Later used to measure the depth of water, but now generally replaced by the metre outside American usage."
],
"id": "en-fathom-en-noun-9rPWFViu",
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"nautical",
"nautical"
],
[
"armspan",
"armspan"
],
[
"reckoned",
"reckon#Verb"
],
[
"six",
"six"
],
[
"feet",
"foot#Noun"
],
[
"metres",
"metre#Noun"
],
[
"depth",
"depth"
],
[
"water",
"water"
],
[
"generally",
"generally"
],
[
"replace",
"replace"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(chiefly nautical, historical, US) A man's armspan, generally reckoned to be six feet (about 1.8 metres). Later used to measure the depth of water, but now generally replaced by the metre outside American usage."
],
"synonyms": [
{
"_dis1": "57 43 0 0 0 0 0",
"sense": "unit of length",
"word": "stade"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 43 0 0 0 0 0",
"english": "some contexts",
"sense": "unit of length",
"word": "toise"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 43 0 0 0 0 0",
"english": "some contexts",
"sense": "unit of length",
"word": "brace"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 43 0 0 0 0 0",
"sense": "unit of length",
"word": "braza"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 43 0 0 0 0 0",
"english": "Spanish contexts",
"sense": "unit of length",
"word": "estadio"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 43 0 0 0 0 0",
"english": "Greek contexts",
"sense": "unit of length",
"word": "orguia"
}
],
"tags": [
"US",
"historical"
],
"topics": [
"nautical",
"transport"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "42 18 11 2 18 9 1",
"code": "akl",
"lang": "Aklanon",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"word": "dupa"
},
{
"_dis1": "42 18 11 2 18 9 1",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "qāma",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "قامة"
},
{
"_dis1": "42 18 11 2 18 9 1",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "fatom",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "фатом"
},
{
"_dis1": "42 18 11 2 18 9 1",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "klafter",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "клафтер"
},
{
"_dis1": "42 18 11 2 18 9 1",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "braça"
},
{
"_dis1": "42 18 11 2 18 9 1",
"code": "ceb",
"lang": "Cebuano",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"word": "dupa"
},
{
"_dis1": "42 18 11 2 18 9 1",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yīngxún",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"word": "英寻"
},
{
"_dis1": "42 18 11 2 18 9 1",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"word": "英尋"
},
{
"_dis1": "42 18 11 2 18 9 1",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "sáh"
},
{
"_dis1": "42 18 11 2 18 9 1",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "favn"
},
{
"_dis1": "42 18 11 2 18 9 1",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"word": "vadem"
},
{
"_dis1": "42 18 11 2 18 9 1",
"code": "myv",
"lang": "Erzya",
"roman": "seľ",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"word": "сэль"
},
{
"_dis1": "42 18 11 2 18 9 1",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"word": "klafto"
},
{
"_dis1": "42 18 11 2 18 9 1",
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"word": "süld"
},
{
"_dis1": "42 18 11 2 18 9 1",
"code": "fo",
"lang": "Faroese",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "favnur"
},
{
"_dis1": "42 18 11 2 18 9 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"word": "syli"
},
{
"_dis1": "42 18 11 2 18 9 1",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "brasse"
},
{
"_dis1": "42 18 11 2 18 9 1",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "toise"
},
{
"_dis1": "42 18 11 2 18 9 1",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "braza"
},
{
"_dis1": "42 18 11 2 18 9 1",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "sazɣvao saženi",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"word": "საზღვაო საჟენი"
},
{
"_dis1": "42 18 11 2 18 9 1",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "zɣvis saženi",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"word": "ზღვის საჟენი"
},
{
"_dis1": "42 18 11 2 18 9 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Faden"
},
{
"_dis1": "42 18 11 2 18 9 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"neuter"
],
"word": "Klafter"
},
{
"_dis1": "42 18 11 2 18 9 1",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "orgiá",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "οργιά"
},
{
"_dis1": "42 18 11 2 18 9 1",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "orguiá",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ὀργυιά"
},
{
"_dis1": "42 18 11 2 18 9 1",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "fadom",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "פַאדוֹם"
},
{
"_dis1": "42 18 11 2 18 9 1",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "amat yam",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "אַמַּת יָם"
},
{
"_dis1": "42 18 11 2 18 9 1",
"code": "mba",
"lang": "Higaonon",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"word": "dupa"
},
{
"_dis1": "42 18 11 2 18 9 1",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"word": "öl"
},
{
"_dis1": "42 18 11 2 18 9 1",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "faðmur"
},
{
"_dis1": "42 18 11 2 18 9 1",
"code": "ilo",
"lang": "Ilocano",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"word": "deppa"
},
{
"_dis1": "42 18 11 2 18 9 1",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "feá"
},
{
"_dis1": "42 18 11 2 18 9 1",
"code": "isd",
"lang": "Isnag",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"word": "dappa"
},
{
"_dis1": "42 18 11 2 18 9 1",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "braccio"
},
{
"_dis1": "42 18 11 2 18 9 1",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "fazomu",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"word": "ファゾム"
},
{
"_dis1": "42 18 11 2 18 9 1",
"alt": "ひろ",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "hiro",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"word": "尋"
},
{
"_dis1": "42 18 11 2 18 9 1",
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"word": "depa"
},
{
"_dis1": "42 18 11 2 18 9 1",
"code": "msk",
"lang": "Mansaka",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"word": "dupa"
},
{
"_dis1": "42 18 11 2 18 9 1",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"word": "aronui"
},
{
"_dis1": "42 18 11 2 18 9 1",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"word": "mārō"
},
{
"_dis1": "42 18 11 2 18 9 1",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"word": "whanganga"
},
{
"_dis1": "42 18 11 2 18 9 1",
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "brache"
},
{
"_dis1": "42 18 11 2 18 9 1",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "braça"
},
{
"_dis1": "42 18 11 2 18 9 1",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"word": "sążeń"
},
{
"_dis1": "42 18 11 2 18 9 1",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "braça"
},
{
"_dis1": "42 18 11 2 18 9 1",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "fathom"
},
{
"_dis1": "42 18 11 2 18 9 1",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "braț"
},
{
"_dis1": "42 18 11 2 18 9 1",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
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],
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],
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},
{
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"_dis1": "7 81 3 3 5 1",
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"roman": "lei⁵ gaai²",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
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"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
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{
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},
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"_dis1": "3 3 87 4 3 1",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "bevroeden"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 87 4 3 1",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "snappen"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 87 4 3 1",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "vatten"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 87 4 3 1",
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "aru saama"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 87 4 3 1",
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "hoomama"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 87 4 3 1",
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "mõistma"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 87 4 3 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "käsittää"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 87 4 3 1",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "comprendre"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 87 4 3 1",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "saisir"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 87 4 3 1",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "časc̣vdeba",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "ჩასწვდება"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 87 4 3 1",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "sc̣vdeba",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "სწვდება"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 87 4 3 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "begreifen"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 87 4 3 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "ergründen"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 87 4 3 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "verstehen"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 87 4 3 1",
"code": "got",
"lang": "Gothic",
"roman": "mitōn",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "𐌼𐌹𐍄𐍉𐌽"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 87 4 3 1",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "kifürkész"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 87 4 3 1",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "kitalál"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 87 4 3 1",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "megért"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 87 4 3 1",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "rájön"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 87 4 3 1",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "capire"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 87 4 3 1",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "comprendere"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 87 4 3 1",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "compreender"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 87 4 3 1",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "înțelege"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 87 4 3 1",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "pătrunde"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 87 4 3 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "isslédovatʹ",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "иссле́довать"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 87 4 3 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "osoznavátʹ",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "осознава́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 87 4 3 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ponimátʹ",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "понима́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 87 4 3 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "postigatʹ",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "постигать"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 87 4 3 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "rassledovatʹ",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "расследовать"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 87 4 3 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "razuznavatʹ",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "разузнавать"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 87 4 3 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vyjasnjátʹ",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "выясня́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 87 4 3 1",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "obsiahnuť"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 87 4 3 1",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "pochopiť"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 87 4 3 1",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "zvládnuť"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 87 4 3 1",
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "dognati"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 87 4 3 1",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "ahondar"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 87 4 3 1",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "comprender"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 87 4 3 1",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "profundizar"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 87 4 3 1",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "begripa"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 87 4 3 1",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "fatta"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 87 4 3 1",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "förstå"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 87 4 3 1",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "osjahaty",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "осягати"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 87 4 3 1",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zbahnuty",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "збагнути"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 87 4 3 1",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "usvidomljuvaty",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "усвідомлювати"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 87 4 3 1",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zdohaduvatysja",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "здогадуватися"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"glosses": [
"To embrace (someone or something)."
],
"id": "en-fathom-en-verb-6MPd1o-l",
"links": [
[
"embrace",
"embrace"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive)",
"(obsolete) To embrace (someone or something)."
],
"tags": [
"obsolete",
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"glosses": [
"To measure a depth; to sound."
],
"id": "en-fathom-en-verb-pzF3WuOF",
"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive)",
"To measure a depth; to sound."
],
"tags": [
"intransitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"glosses": [
"To conduct an examination or inquiry; to investigate."
],
"id": "en-fathom-en-verb-v~Z2d7f~",
"links": [
[
"conduct",
"conduct#Verb"
],
[
"examination",
"examination"
],
[
"inquiry",
"inquiry"
],
[
"investigate",
"investigate"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive)",
"(figuratively) To conduct an examination or inquiry; to investigate."
],
"tags": [
"figuratively",
"intransitive"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈfað(ə)m/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈfæðəm/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈfædəm/",
"tags": [
"dialectal",
"obsolete"
]
},
{
"audio": "en-us-fathom.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/3b/En-us-fathom.ogg/En-us-fathom.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3b/En-us-fathom.ogg",
"tags": [
"General-American"
],
"text": "Audio (GA)"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "43 9 11 0 36 0",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to measure the depth of (water) — see also sound",
"word": "sondejar"
},
{
"_dis1": "43 9 11 0 36 0",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to measure the depth of (water) — see also sound",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "měřit hloubku"
},
{
"_dis1": "43 9 11 0 36 0",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to measure the depth of (water) — see also sound",
"word": "luodata"
},
{
"_dis1": "43 9 11 0 36 0",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to measure the depth of (water) — see also sound",
"word": "comprendre"
},
{
"_dis1": "43 9 11 0 36 0",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to measure the depth of (water) — see also sound",
"word": "saisir"
},
{
"_dis1": "43 9 11 0 36 0",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to measure the depth of (water) — see also sound",
"word": "s’imaginer"
},
{
"_dis1": "43 9 11 0 36 0",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to measure the depth of (water) — see also sound",
"word": "ausloten"
},
{
"_dis1": "43 9 11 0 36 0",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to measure the depth of (water) — see also sound",
"word": "loten"
},
{
"_dis1": "43 9 11 0 36 0",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to measure the depth of (water) — see also sound",
"word": "sondieren"
},
{
"_dis1": "43 9 11 0 36 0",
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "to measure the depth of (water) — see also sound",
"word": "sondar"
},
{
"_dis1": "43 9 11 0 36 0",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to measure the depth of (water) — see also sound",
"word": "sondar"
},
{
"_dis1": "43 9 11 0 36 0",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to measure the depth of (water) — see also sound",
"word": "măsura"
},
{
"_dis1": "43 9 11 0 36 0",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to measure the depth of (water) — see also sound",
"word": "sonda"
},
{
"_dis1": "43 9 11 0 36 0",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "délatʹ promér lotom",
"sense": "to measure the depth of (water) — see also sound",
"word": "де́лать проме́р лотом"
},
{
"_dis1": "43 9 11 0 36 0",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "izmerjátʹ",
"sense": "to measure the depth of (water) — see also sound",
"word": "измеря́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "43 9 11 0 36 0",
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "to measure the depth of (water) — see also sound",
"word": "izmeriti"
},
{
"_dis1": "43 9 11 0 36 0",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to measure the depth of (water) — see also sound",
"word": "sondar"
},
{
"_dis1": "43 9 11 0 36 0",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to measure the depth of (water) — see also sound",
"word": "sondear"
},
{
"_dis1": "43 9 11 0 36 0",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to measure the depth of (water) — see also sound",
"word": "loda"
}
],
"word": "fathom"
}
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"English countable nouns",
"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
"English lemmas",
"English nouns",
"English terms derived from Middle English",
"English terms derived from Old English",
"English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
"English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
"English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
"English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *peth₂-",
"English terms inherited from Middle English",
"English terms inherited from Old English",
"English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
"English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
"English terms with IPA pronunciation",
"English terms with audio links",
"English verbs",
"en:Units of measure"
],
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],
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"name": "root"
},
{
"args": {
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"2": "enm",
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},
{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "fadom"
},
"expansion": "fadom",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "fadme",
"t": "unit of length of about six feet; depth of six feet for nautical soundings; (loosely) cubit; ell"
},
"expansion": "fadme (“unit of length of about six feet; depth of six feet for nautical soundings; (loosely) cubit; ell”)",
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{
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"otherforms": "1"
},
"expansion": "[and other forms]",
"name": "nb..."
},
{
"args": {
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"2": "ang",
"3": "fæþm"
},
"expansion": "Old English fæþm",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ang",
"2": "fæþme",
"t": "encircling or outstretched arms, bosom, embrace; envelopment; control, grasp, power; fathom (unit of measurement); cubit"
},
"expansion": "fæþme (“encircling or outstretched arms, bosom, embrace; envelopment; control, grasp, power; fathom (unit of measurement); cubit”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "fæðm",
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},
"expansion": "[and other forms]",
"name": "nb..."
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "gmw-pro",
"3": "*faþm",
"t": "outstretched arms, embrace; fathom (unit of measurement)"
},
"expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *faþm (“outstretched arms, embrace; fathom (unit of measurement)”)",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "gem-pro",
"3": "*faþmaz",
"t": "outstretched arms, embrace; fathom (unit of measurement)"
},
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"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*pet-"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *pet-",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ine-pro",
"2": "*peth₂-",
"t": "to spread out; to fly"
},
"expansion": "*peth₂- (“to spread out; to fly”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "grc",
"2": "πέταλος",
"t": "broad; flat"
},
"expansion": "Ancient Greek πέταλος (pétalos, “broad; flat”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "grc",
"2": "πετᾰ́ννῡμῐ",
"t": "to open; to spread out; to be dispersed or scattered"
},
"expansion": "πετᾰ́ννῡμῐ (petánnūmi, “to open; to spread out; to be dispersed or scattered”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "petal"
},
"expansion": "petal",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "got",
"2": "𐍆𐌰𐌸𐌰",
"t": "fench; hedge"
},
"expansion": "Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌸𐌰 (faþa, “fench; hedge”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "pateō",
"t": "to extend, increase; to be accessible, attainable, open; to be exposed, vulnerable"
},
"expansion": "Latin pateō (“to extend, increase; to be accessible, attainable, open; to be exposed, vulnerable”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "nds",
"2": "fadem"
},
"expansion": "Low German fadem",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "nds",
"2": "faem",
"t": "cubit; thread"
},
"expansion": "faem (“cubit; thread”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "dum",
"2": "vadem"
},
"expansion": "Middle Dutch vadem",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "nl",
"2": "vaam"
},
"expansion": "Dutch vaam",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "nl",
"2": "vadem",
"t": "fathom"
},
"expansion": "vadem (“fathom”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "nb",
"2": "favn",
"t": "an embrace; a fathom"
},
"expansion": "Norwegian Bokmål favn (“an embrace; a fathom”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ofs",
"2": "fethm",
"t": "outstretched arms"
},
"expansion": "Old Frisian fethm (“outstretched arms”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "goh",
"2": "fadam"
},
"expansion": "Old High German fadam",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "goh",
"2": "fadum",
"t": "cubit"
},
"expansion": "fadum (“cubit”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "gmh",
"2": "vade",
"t": "enclosure"
},
"expansion": "Middle High German vade (“enclosure”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "gmh",
"2": "vadem"
},
"expansion": "vadem",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "gmh",
"2": "vaden"
},
"expansion": "vaden",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "Faden",
"t": "fathom; filament, thread"
},
"expansion": "German Faden (“fathom; filament, thread”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "non",
"2": "faþmr"
},
"expansion": "Old Norse faþmr",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "da",
"2": "favn",
"t": "an embrace; a fathom"
},
"expansion": "Danish favn (“an embrace; a fathom”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "is",
"2": "faðmur",
"t": "an embrace"
},
"expansion": "Icelandic faðmur (“an embrace”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sv",
"2": "famn",
"t": "the arms, bosom; an embrace"
},
"expansion": "Swedish famn (“the arms, bosom; an embrace”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "owl",
"2": "etem",
"t": "thread"
},
"expansion": "Old Welsh etem (“thread”)",
"name": "cog"
}
],
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}
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"pos": "noun",
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"word": "deep six"
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[
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[
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[
"water",
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[
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[
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"US",
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},
{
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],
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"text": "After we'd rowed for an hour, we found ourselves stranded ten fathoms from shore.",
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"ref": "1983, Richard Ellis, “The Predators”, in The Book of Sharks, 1st paperback edition, New York, N.Y.: Alfred A[braham] Knopf, published 1989, page 7",
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],
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"(figuratively)",
"(chiefly in the plural) An unspecified depth."
],
"tags": [
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},
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[
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"Someone or something that is embraced."
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"(obsolete)",
"(figuratively) Control, grasp."
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"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
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{
"ipa": "/ˈfæðəm/",
"tags": [
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"sense": "unit of length",
"word": "stade"
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{
"english": "some contexts",
"sense": "unit of length",
"word": "toise"
},
{
"english": "some contexts",
"sense": "unit of length",
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},
{
"sense": "unit of length",
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},
{
"english": "Spanish contexts",
"sense": "unit of length",
"word": "estadio"
},
{
"english": "Greek contexts",
"sense": "unit of length",
"word": "orguia"
}
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{
"code": "akl",
"lang": "Aklanon",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"word": "dupa"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "qāma",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "قامة"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "fatom",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "фатом"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "klafter",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "клафтер"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "braça"
},
{
"code": "ceb",
"lang": "Cebuano",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"word": "dupa"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yīngxún",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"word": "英寻"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"word": "英尋"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yīngxún",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"word": "英寻"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "sáh"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "favn"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"word": "vadem"
},
{
"code": "myv",
"lang": "Erzya",
"roman": "seľ",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"word": "сэль"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"word": "klafto"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"word": "süld"
},
{
"code": "fo",
"lang": "Faroese",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "favnur"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"word": "syli"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "brasse"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "toise"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "braza"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "sazɣvao saženi",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"word": "საზღვაო საჟენი"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "zɣvis saženi",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"word": "ზღვის საჟენი"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Faden"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"neuter"
],
"word": "Klafter"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "orgiá",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "οργιά"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "orguiá",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ὀργυιά"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "fadom",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "פַאדוֹם"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "amat yam",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "אַמַּת יָם"
},
{
"code": "mba",
"lang": "Higaonon",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"word": "dupa"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"word": "öl"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "faðmur"
},
{
"code": "ilo",
"lang": "Ilocano",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"word": "deppa"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "feá"
},
{
"code": "isd",
"lang": "Isnag",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"word": "dappa"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "braccio"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "fazomu",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"word": "ファゾム"
},
{
"alt": "ひろ",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "hiro",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"word": "尋"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"word": "depa"
},
{
"code": "msk",
"lang": "Mansaka",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"word": "dupa"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"word": "aronui"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"word": "mārō"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"word": "whanganga"
},
{
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "brache"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "braça"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"word": "sążeń"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "braça"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "fathom"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "braț"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "stânjen marin"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "fadom",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "фадом"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "fatom",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "фатом"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "morskaja sáženʹ",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "морская са́жень"
},
{
"code": "sa",
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"roman": "vyāma",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "व्याम"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "хва̑т)"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"tags": [
"Roman"
],
"word": "hvȃt"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "siaha"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "seženj"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "braza"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"word": "famn"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"word": "dipa"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "bāra",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"word": "బార"
},
{
"code": "tet",
"lang": "Tetum",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"word": "roha"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "waa",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"word": "วา"
},
{
"code": "txb",
"lang": "Tocharian B",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"word": "keṣe"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"word": "kulaç"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "fatom",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "фатом"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "saženʹ",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "сажень"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "gwrhyd"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "gwryd"
}
],
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{
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{
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"name": "m"
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{
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"name": "cog"
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{
"args": {
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{
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{
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},
{
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"1": "sv",
"2": "famna"
},
"expansion": "Swedish famna",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle English fathmen, fadmen (“to encircle (something) with the arms, embrace; to feel, grope; to measure by the ell (or perhaps the fathom)”) [and other forms], from Old English fæðmian, from Proto-Germanic *faþmōjan, from *faþm (“outstretched arms, embrace; fathom (unit of measurement)”): see further at etymology 1.\ncognates\n* Old High German fademōn\n* Old Norse faþma (Danish favne (“to embrace”), Icelandic to embrace, hug; to cuddle, Swedish famna)",
"forms": [
{
"form": "fathoms",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "fathoming",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "fathomed",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "fathomed",
"tags": [
"past"
]
}
],
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"args": {},
"expansion": "fathom (third-person singular simple present fathoms, present participle fathoming, simple past and past participle fathomed)",
"name": "en-verb"
}
],
"hyphenation": [
"fa‧thom"
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"English transitive verbs"
],
"glosses": [
"To measure the depth of (water); to take a sounding of; to sound."
],
"links": [
[
"measure",
"measure#Verb"
],
[
"depth",
"depth"
],
[
"water",
"water#Noun"
],
[
"take",
"take#Verb"
],
[
"sounding",
"sounding#Noun"
],
[
"sound",
"sound#Etymology 4"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive)",
"(also figuratively) To measure the depth of (water); to take a sounding of; to sound."
],
"tags": [
"also",
"figuratively",
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English terms with archaic senses",
"English terms with obsolete senses",
"English terms with rare senses",
"English transitive verbs"
],
"glosses": [
"To encircle (someone or something) with outstretched arms; specifically, to measure the circumference or (rare) length of something."
],
"links": [
[
"encircle",
"encircle"
],
[
"outstretched",
"outstretched"
],
[
"arms",
"arm#Noun"
],
[
"measure",
"measure#Verb"
],
[
"circumference",
"circumference"
],
[
"length",
"length#Noun"
]
],
"qualifier": "archaic or obsolete",
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive)",
"(archaic or obsolete) To encircle (someone or something) with outstretched arms; specifically, to measure the circumference or (rare) length of something."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English terms with quotations",
"English terms with usage examples",
"English transitive verbs"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "Coordinate term: grok"
},
{
"text": "I can’t for the life of me fathom what this means.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"ref": "2018 April 10, Daniel Taylor, “Liverpool go through after Mohamed Salah stops Manchester City fightback”, in The Guardian (London)",
"text": "Otamendi’s selection ahead of Vincent Kompany was difficult to fathom and, apart from Fernandinho, City’s line-up was otherwise filled with attacking players.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Often followed by out: to deeply understand (someone or something); to get to the bottom of."
],
"links": [
[
"out",
"out#Preposition"
],
[
"deeply",
"deeply"
],
[
"understand",
"understand"
],
[
"get to the bottom of",
"get to the bottom of"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive)",
"(figuratively) Often followed by out: to deeply understand (someone or something); to get to the bottom of."
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "figure out"
},
{
"word": "puzzle out"
},
{
"word": "work out"
}
],
"tags": [
"figuratively",
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English terms with obsolete senses",
"English transitive verbs"
],
"glosses": [
"To embrace (someone or something)."
],
"links": [
[
"embrace",
"embrace"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive)",
"(obsolete) To embrace (someone or something)."
],
"tags": [
"obsolete",
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English intransitive verbs"
],
"glosses": [
"To measure a depth; to sound."
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive)",
"To measure a depth; to sound."
],
"tags": [
"intransitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English intransitive verbs"
],
"glosses": [
"To conduct an examination or inquiry; to investigate."
],
"links": [
[
"conduct",
"conduct#Verb"
],
[
"examination",
"examination"
],
[
"inquiry",
"inquiry"
],
[
"investigate",
"investigate"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive)",
"(figuratively) To conduct an examination or inquiry; to investigate."
],
"tags": [
"figuratively",
"intransitive"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈfað(ə)m/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈfæðəm/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈfædəm/",
"tags": [
"dialectal",
"obsolete"
]
},
{
"audio": "en-us-fathom.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/3b/En-us-fathom.ogg/En-us-fathom.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3b/En-us-fathom.ogg",
"tags": [
"General-American"
],
"text": "Audio (GA)"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to measure the depth of (water) — see also sound",
"word": "sondejar"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to measure the depth of (water) — see also sound",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "měřit hloubku"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to measure the depth of (water) — see also sound",
"word": "luodata"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to measure the depth of (water) — see also sound",
"word": "comprendre"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to measure the depth of (water) — see also sound",
"word": "saisir"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to measure the depth of (water) — see also sound",
"word": "s’imaginer"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to measure the depth of (water) — see also sound",
"word": "ausloten"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to measure the depth of (water) — see also sound",
"word": "loten"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to measure the depth of (water) — see also sound",
"word": "sondieren"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "to measure the depth of (water) — see also sound",
"word": "sondar"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to measure the depth of (water) — see also sound",
"word": "sondar"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to measure the depth of (water) — see also sound",
"word": "măsura"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to measure the depth of (water) — see also sound",
"word": "sonda"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "délatʹ promér lotom",
"sense": "to measure the depth of (water) — see also sound",
"word": "де́лать проме́р лотом"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "izmerjátʹ",
"sense": "to measure the depth of (water) — see also sound",
"word": "измеря́ть"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "to measure the depth of (water) — see also sound",
"word": "izmeriti"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to measure the depth of (water) — see also sound",
"word": "sondar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to measure the depth of (water) — see also sound",
"word": "sondear"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to measure the depth of (water) — see also sound",
"word": "loda"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to encircle (someone or something) with outstretched arms; to measure the circumference or length of something",
"word": "abraçar"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to encircle (someone or something) with outstretched arms; to measure the circumference or length of something",
"word": "syleillä"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to encircle (someone or something) with outstretched arms; to measure the circumference or length of something",
"word": "abrazar"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to encircle (someone or something) with outstretched arms; to measure the circumference or length of something",
"word": "umarmen"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to encircle (someone or something) with outstretched arms; to measure the circumference or length of something",
"word": "átölel"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "to encircle (someone or something) with outstretched arms; to measure the circumference or length of something",
"word": "abraçar"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to encircle (someone or something) with outstretched arms; to measure the circumference or length of something",
"word": "apuca"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to encircle (someone or something) with outstretched arms; to measure the circumference or length of something",
"word": "îmbrățișa"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "obxvatitʹ",
"sense": "to encircle (someone or something) with outstretched arms; to measure the circumference or length of something",
"word": "обхватить"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to encircle (someone or something) with outstretched arms; to measure the circumference or length of something",
"word": "objať"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to encircle (someone or something) with outstretched arms; to measure the circumference or length of something",
"word": "obsiahnuť"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "to encircle (someone or something) with outstretched arms; to measure the circumference or length of something",
"word": "objeti"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to encircle (someone or something) with outstretched arms; to measure the circumference or length of something",
"word": "abrazar"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to encircle (someone or something) with outstretched arms; to measure the circumference or length of something",
"word": "famna om"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to encircle (someone or something) with outstretched arms; to measure the circumference or length of something",
"word": "omfamna"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "obxopyty",
"sense": "to encircle (someone or something) with outstretched arms; to measure the circumference or length of something",
"word": "обхопити"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "obijnjaty",
"sense": "to encircle (someone or something) with outstretched arms; to measure the circumference or length of something",
"word": "обійняти"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "proumjavam",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "проумявам"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "razbiram",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "разбирам"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "comprendre"
},
{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"roman": "lei⁵ gaai²",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "理解"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "porozumět do hloubky"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "proniknout"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "pochopit"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "přijít na kloub"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "begribe"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "fatte"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "begrijpen"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "bevroeden"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "snappen"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "vatten"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "aru saama"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "hoomama"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "mõistma"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "käsittää"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "comprendre"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "saisir"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "časc̣vdeba",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "ჩასწვდება"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "sc̣vdeba",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "სწვდება"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "begreifen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "ergründen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "verstehen"
},
{
"code": "got",
"lang": "Gothic",
"roman": "mitōn",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "𐌼𐌹𐍄𐍉𐌽"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "kifürkész"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "kitalál"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "megért"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "rájön"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "capire"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "comprendere"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "compreender"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "înțelege"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "pătrunde"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "isslédovatʹ",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "иссле́довать"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "osoznavátʹ",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "осознава́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ponimátʹ",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "понима́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "postigatʹ",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "постигать"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "rassledovatʹ",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "расследовать"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "razuznavatʹ",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "разузнавать"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vyjasnjátʹ",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "выясня́ть"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "obsiahnuť"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "pochopiť"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "zvládnuť"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "dognati"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "ahondar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "comprender"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "profundizar"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "begripa"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "fatta"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "förstå"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "osjahaty",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "осягати"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zbahnuty",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "збагнути"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "usvidomljuvaty",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "усвідомлювати"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zdohaduvatysja",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "здогадуватися"
}
],
"word": "fathom"
}
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