See fathom in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"word": "begribe"
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"code": "nl",
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"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "vatten"
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"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "aru saama"
},
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"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "hoomama"
},
{
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"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "mõistma"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 86 4 3 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "käsittää"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 86 4 3 1",
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"lang": "French",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "comprendre"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 86 4 3 1",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "saisir"
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"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "časc̣vdeba",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "ჩასწვდება"
},
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"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "sc̣vdeba",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "სწვდება"
},
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"_dis1": "3 3 86 4 3 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "begreifen"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 86 4 3 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "ergründen"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 86 4 3 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "verstehen"
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"_dis1": "3 3 86 4 3 1",
"code": "got",
"lang": "Gothic",
"roman": "mitōn",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "𐌼𐌹𐍄𐍉𐌽"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 86 4 3 1",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "kifürkész"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 86 4 3 1",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "kitalál"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 86 4 3 1",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "megért"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 86 4 3 1",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "rájön"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 86 4 3 1",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "capire"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 86 4 3 1",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "comprendere"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 86 4 3 1",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "compreender"
},
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"_dis1": "3 3 86 4 3 1",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "înțelege"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 86 4 3 1",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "pătrunde"
},
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"_dis1": "3 3 86 4 3 1",
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"roman": "isslédovatʹ",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "иссле́довать"
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"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "осознава́ть"
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"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "понима́ть"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "postigatʹ",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "постигать"
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"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "расследовать"
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"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "разузнавать"
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"lang": "Russian",
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"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "выясня́ть"
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"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
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{
"_dis1": "3 3 86 4 3 1",
"code": "sk",
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"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "pochopiť"
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{
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"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "zvládnuť"
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{
"_dis1": "3 3 86 4 3 1",
"code": "sl",
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"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "dognati"
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{
"_dis1": "3 3 86 4 3 1",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "ahondar"
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{
"_dis1": "3 3 86 4 3 1",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "comprender"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 86 4 3 1",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "profundizar"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 86 4 3 1",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "sondar"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 86 4 3 1",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "sondear"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 86 4 3 1",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "fondear"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 86 4 3 1",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "hondear"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 86 4 3 1",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "begripa"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 86 4 3 1",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "fatta"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 86 4 3 1",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "förstå"
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"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "osjahaty",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "осягати"
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{
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"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zbahnuty",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "збагнути"
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"_dis1": "3 3 86 4 3 1",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "usvidomljuvaty",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "усвідомлювати"
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"_dis1": "3 3 86 4 3 1",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zdohaduvatysja",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "здогадуватися"
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"To embrace (someone or something)."
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"To measure a depth; to sound."
],
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"(intransitive)",
"To measure a depth; to sound."
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"ipa": "/ˈfað(ə)m/",
"tags": [
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"ipa": "/ˈfæðəm/",
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"General-American"
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"ipa": "/ˈfædəm/",
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"code": "ca",
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"sense": "to measure the depth of (water) — see also sound",
"word": "sondejar"
},
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"_dis1": "40 8 18 0 33 0",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to measure the depth of (water) — see also sound",
"tags": [
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"word": "měřit hloubku"
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{
"_dis1": "40 8 18 0 33 0",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to measure the depth of (water) — see also sound",
"word": "luodata"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 8 18 0 33 0",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to measure the depth of (water) — see also sound",
"word": "comprendre"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 8 18 0 33 0",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to measure the depth of (water) — see also sound",
"word": "saisir"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 8 18 0 33 0",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to measure the depth of (water) — see also sound",
"word": "s’imaginer"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 8 18 0 33 0",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to measure the depth of (water) — see also sound",
"word": "ausloten"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 8 18 0 33 0",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to measure the depth of (water) — see also sound",
"word": "loten"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 8 18 0 33 0",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to measure the depth of (water) — see also sound",
"word": "sondieren"
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{
"_dis1": "40 8 18 0 33 0",
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "to measure the depth of (water) — see also sound",
"word": "sondar"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 8 18 0 33 0",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to measure the depth of (water) — see also sound",
"word": "sondar"
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"_dis1": "40 8 18 0 33 0",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to measure the depth of (water) — see also sound",
"word": "măsura"
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{
"_dis1": "40 8 18 0 33 0",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to measure the depth of (water) — see also sound",
"word": "sonda"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 8 18 0 33 0",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "délatʹ promér lotom",
"sense": "to measure the depth of (water) — see also sound",
"word": "де́лать проме́р лотом"
},
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"_dis1": "40 8 18 0 33 0",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "izmerjátʹ",
"sense": "to measure the depth of (water) — see also sound",
"word": "измеря́ть"
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"_dis1": "40 8 18 0 33 0",
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "to measure the depth of (water) — see also sound",
"word": "izmeriti"
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"_dis1": "40 8 18 0 33 0",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to measure the depth of (water) — see also sound",
"word": "sondar"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 8 18 0 33 0",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to measure the depth of (water) — see also sound",
"word": "sondear"
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"_dis1": "40 8 18 0 33 0",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to measure the depth of (water) — see also sound",
"word": "loda"
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"ref": "1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Acts 27:27–28, column 2:",
"text": "[T]he ſhipmen deemed that they drew neere to ſome countrey: And ſounded, and found it twentie fathoms: and when they had gone a little further, they ſounded againe, and found it fifteene fathoms.",
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"text": "Full fadom fiue thy Father lies,\nOf his bones are Corrall made:\nThose are pearles that were his eies,\nNothing of him that doth fade,\nBut doth suffer a Sea-change\nInto someting rich, & strange",
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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, →ISBN, page 7:",
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"ref": "1601 (first performance), Thomas Dekker, Satiro-mastix. Or The Untrussing of the Humorous Poet. […], London: […] [Edward Allde] for Edward White, […], published 1602, →OCLC, signature E, verso:",
"text": "Thy Bride, thy choice, thy vvife, / She that is novv thy fadom, […] Kneele at thy feete, obay in euerie thing, / So euerie Father is a priuate King.",
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"ref": "1604 (first performance), [Thomas Middleton], “Inductio”, in Michaelmas Terme. […], London: […] [Thomas Purfoot and Edward Allde] for A[rthur] I[ohnson] […], published 1607, →OCLC, signature A2, recto:",
"text": "So; novv knovv I vvhere I am, me thinkes already / I graſpe beſt part of the Autumnian bleſſing / In my contentious fadome, […]",
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"ref": "1622 May 24 (licensing date), John Fletcher, Philip Massinger, “The Prophetesse”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […], published 1647, →OCLC, Act II, scene i, page 29:",
"text": "Yes: / you have blovvne his ſvvolne pride to that vaſtnes, / as he beleeves the earth is in his fadom, / this makes him qute forget his humble Being: […]",
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"sense": "unit of length",
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"code": "akl",
"lang": "Aklanon",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"word": "dupa"
},
{
"code": "ar",
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"roman": "qāma",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "قامة"
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "fatom",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "фатом"
},
{
"code": "bg",
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"roman": "klafter",
"sense": "measure of six feet — see also brace, toise",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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},
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"code": "ca",
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"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": [
"masculine"
],
"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"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "depth of insight, mental reach or scope",
"word": "tarok"
}
],
"word": "fathom"
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"en:Units of measure"
],
"derived": [
{
"word": "fathomable"
},
{
"word": "fathomer"
},
{
"tags": [
"noun"
],
"word": "fathoming"
},
{
"word": "fathomless"
},
{
"word": "fathomlessly"
},
{
"word": "unfathomable"
}
],
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"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "enm",
"3": "fathmen"
},
"expansion": "Middle English fathmen",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "fadme, faþme",
"otherforms": "1"
},
"expansion": "[and other forms]",
"name": "nb..."
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "ang",
"3": "fæðmian"
},
"expansion": "Old English fæðmian",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "gem-pro",
"3": "*faþmōjan"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Germanic *faþmōjan",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "goh",
"2": "fademōn"
},
"expansion": "Old High German fademōn",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "non",
"2": "faþma"
},
"expansion": "Old Norse faþma",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "da",
"2": "favne",
"t": "to embrace"
},
"expansion": "Danish favne (“to embrace”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "is",
"2": "faðma",
"3": "to embrace, hug; to cuddle"
},
"expansion": "Icelandic to embrace, hug; to cuddle",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"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 figurative) 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"
]
],
"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": [
"archaic",
"obsolete",
"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": "quote"
}
],
"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)",
"(figurative) 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)",
"(figurative) 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"
]
},
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"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"
}
],
"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": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "sondar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "sondear"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "fondear"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to deeply understand (someone or something)",
"word": "hondear"
},
{
"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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