How do you pronounce fathom?

fathom is pronounced as /ˈfæð.əm/.

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🔍fathom (fathom)

verb

/ˈfæð.əm/

comprendre, saisir profondément (comprendre, saisir profondément)

fatherless fathomless

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Signification

to understand something deeply; to measure the depth of water

To understand after much thought; to measure the depth of water; to comprehend.

Traduction de la signification

comprendre quelque chose profondément; mesurer la profondeur de l'eau

Phrases d'exemple

She could not fathom why he was so upset.

Elle ne pouvait pas comprendre pourquoi il était si contrarié.

It is difficult to fathom the depths of the ocean.

Il est difficile de comprendre les profondeurs de l'océan.

Il est difficile de comprendre les profondeurs de l'ocean.

Synonymes

understand, comprehend, grasp, measure, gauge, discern

Entrée 1

understand, comprehend, grasp, measure

Entrée 2

understand, gauge, discern

Antonymes

misunderstand, confuse, ignore

Entrée 1

misunderstand, confuse

Entrée 2

misunderstand, confuse, ignore

Collocations

fathom the depth, cannot fathom, fathom the reason

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