To fathom something is to understand it thoroughly, and is usually used in the negative, as in "I can't fathom why he doesn't want to go along with us."
A measure of length, containing six feet; the space to which a man can extend his arms; -- used chiefly in measuring cables, cordage, and the depth of navigable water by soundings.
Noun
(mining) a unit of volume (equal to 6 cubic feet) used in measuring bodies of ore
Noun
a linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth
Verb
measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line
Verb
come to understand
n.
A measure of length, containing six feet; the space to
which a man can extend his arms; -- used chiefly in measuring cables,
cordage, and the depth of navigable water by soundings.
n.
The measure or extant of one's capacity; depth, as of
intellect; profundity; reach; penetration.
v. t.
To encompass with the arms extended or encircling; to
measure by throwing the arms about; to span.
v. t.
The measure by a sounding line; especially, to sound the
depth of; to penetrate, measure, and comprehend; to get to the bottom
of.
Fathom
Another of his fathom they have none To lead their business.
Fathom
The page of life that was spread out before me seemed dull and commonplace, only because I had not fathomed its deeper import.
A measure of length, containing six feet; the space to which a man can extend his arms; -- used chiefly in measuring cables, cordage, and the depth of navigable water by soundings.
To encompass with the arms extended or encircling; to measure by throwing the arms about; to span.
Usage Examples
You can't possibly fathom the ins and outs of a prepubescent beauty treatment until you've felt the strange but exhilarating tingle of a cottage-cheese-and-Pop-Rocks facial.
For most people, we often marvel at the beauty of a sunrise or the magnificence of a full moon, but it is impossible to fathom the magnitude of the universe that surrounds us.
For all my education, accomplishments, and so called 'wisdom'... I can't fathom my own heart.
It seems to me that unless you or someone very close to you has had a bad head injury, you really can't fathom it. You have no concept of what it is all about. It was so difficult for my whole family, not just me.
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Other Usage ExamplesA perfect storm is in the making: financial uncertainty, economic downturn, government cuts, rising unemployment and a future that looks less clear the more we try to fathom it.
There are some good people. But a good chunk of them will lie for no reason at all - it'll be ten o'clock and they'll tell you it's nine. You're looking at the clock and you can't even fathom why they're lying. They just lie because that's what they do.
It is of great use to the sailor to know the length of his line, though he cannot with it fathom all the depths of the ocean.
The 6th of August in the morning we saw an opening in the land and we ran into it, and anchored in 7 and a half fathom water, 2 miles from the shore, clean sand.
We knew it was going to be the biggest event scheduled in the history of women's sports, but we didn't ever fathom we would be playing before sold-out stadiums all over the country.
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