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fathom  (fathoms plural & 3rd person present) (fathoming present participle) (fathomed past tense & past participle )
1  n-count A fathom is a measurement of 1.8 metres or 6 feet, used when referring to the depth of water. 
oft num N 
We sailed into the bay and dropped anchor in five fathoms of water.  
2  verb If you cannot fathom something, you are unable to understand it, although you think carefully about it. 
no cont, oft with brd-neg 
I really couldn't fathom what Steiner was talking about...  V wh 
Jeremy's passive attitude was hard to fathom.  V n 
  Fathom out means the same as  fathom., phrasal verb 
We're trying to fathom out what's going on...  V P wh 
I'm having difficulty using my video editing equipment and can't fathom out the various connections.  V P n (not pron), Also V n P 



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