cannot fathom

US: /ˈkænɑːt ˈfæðəm/

Definition

Definition of cannot fathom - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

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find impossible to truly understand or imagine something

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I cannot fathom why he left without saying goodbye.
I cannot fathom how they completed the project in just two days.
She cannot fathom living anywhere but near the ocean.

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Expressions with cannot

cannot help

be unable to stop oneself from doing something

She cannot help laughing at his jokes.

cannot stand

feel strong dislike or intolerance for something

I cannot stand the noise from the construction.

you cannot please everyone

exp.

impossible to satisfy all people

She learned the hard way that you cannot please everyone.

cannot be ruled out

cannot be eliminated from consideration as a potential outcome or cause

Investigators said an equipment fault cannot be ruled out yet.

write cheques you cannot cash

make promises you cannot fulfill

He tends to write cheques you cannot cash with his big talk.

a leopard cannot change its spots

exp.

people cannot change their true nature or character

Despite his promises, a leopard cannot change its spots.

Expressions with fathom

fathom out

understand something difficult after thinking carefully

I can't fathom out why he left the party.

fathom it out

understand something after much thought

I can't fathom it out without more information.

can't fathom

not understand something even after thinking about it carefully

I can't fathom why they canceled the project so suddenly.

square fathom

unit of area equal to 36 square feet

The seabed was mapped in square fathoms.

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French:ne pas arriver à comprendre, ...
German:etwas nicht fassen können, ...
Italian:non riuscire a capacitarsi, ...
Spanish:no poder entender, ...
Portuguese:não conseguir compreender, ...
Chinese:无法理解, ...
Japanese:理解できない, ...
Arabic:اِسْتَوْعَبَ, ...
Hebrew:לֹא לִהְיוֹת מְסוּגָּל לְהָבִין, ...
Russian:не мочь постичь, ...
Ukrainian:не могти збагнути, ...
Hindi:समझ नहीं पाना, ...
Bengali:একেবারেই বুঝতে না পারা, ...
Catalan:no poder comprendre, ...
Czech:nechápat, ...
Danish:kan ikke fatte, ...
Dutch:niet kunnen bevatten, ...
Greek:κατανοώ, ...
Hungarian:nem tudja felfogni, ...
Khmer:មិនអាចយល់បាន, ...
Korean:도무지 이해할 수 없다, ...
Persian:درک نکرد, ...
Polish:nie móc pojąć, ...
Portuguese (BR):não conseguir compreender, ...
Romanian:a pricepe, ...
Swedish:inte kunna förstå, ...
Thai:ไม่อาจเข้าใจได้, ...
Turkish:aklı almamak, ...
Vietnamese:không thể hiểu nổi, ...

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