"fathom" meaning in English

See fathom in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈfað(ə)m/ [UK], /ˈfæðəm/ [US] Audio: en-us-fathom.ogg [US] Forms: fathom [singular], fathoms [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. {{nautical (US) A fathom is a unit length that is equal to 6 feet.
    Sense id: simple-fathom-en-noun-Ta2gez8I

Verb

IPA: /ˈfað(ə)m/ [UK], /ˈfæðəm/ [US] Audio: en-us-fathom.ogg [US] Forms: fathom [canonical], fathoms [third-person, singular], fathomed [past], fathomed [past, participle], fathoming [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you fathom a waterbody, you measure the depth of it.
    Sense id: simple-fathom-en-verb-kIRb41Lq
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