to fathom
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6.1
- verb
- /ˈfæðəm/
:
comprender
- After hours of discussion, I finally began to fathom the complexities of the theory.
- hard to fathom
- try to fathom
- difficult to fathom
It's like you cannot fathom what was going on in here.
- It's like you cannot fathom what was going on in here.
- But my point is, I don't understand or I don't fathom the concept of fun.
- I actually cannot even begin to fathom numbers of that size.
- Again, I can't fathom what promotion he's angling for here.
- Ineffable means that we cannot fathom it, we cannot express it.
- The things she said to you are hard to fathom.
- The whole secret lies and confusing the enemy so that he cannot fathom our real intent.
- This requires more computational power than MIT engineers can fathom, let alone produce.
- And here we really can't fathom that because we can't relate.
- I can't even fathom that you are so lonely.
- I couldn't fathom that somebody could do that.
- I, I couldn't fathom how it wasn't going to happen.
- Can you even fathom that feeling, that first seat?
- I could not fathom that that feedback was real.
Examples
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I couldn't fathom that somebody could do that.
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I once thought I knew despair, and that I could master it... but now that I know this pain, I can't fathom relief.
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I actually cannot even begin to fathom numbers of that size.
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Can you even fathom that feeling, that first seat?
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You could not fathom losing her to anyone else.
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I have a greater responsibility than you can possibly fathom.
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To try to fathom it geometrically is very hard.
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That's so funny, I cannot even fathom what is happening right now.
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I can't even fathom that you are so lonely.
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I know it's hard to fathom, but Drax believes in it.
Synonyms
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1.0
To understand what something means
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1.0
To know the meaning of something
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4.1
To understand something difficult clearly
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2.7
To understand the meaning of something
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6.4
Understand the true meaning or nature of something
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4.3
To understand the meaning of something
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9.9
To understand something deeply and naturally
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Etymology
The word fathom originally meant 'embrace' or 'measure with your arms' from fæðm, and people then used it in a more mental way to mean 'get the measure of' something. So to fathom an idea is to understand it fully after thinking about it.