fathom
noun
a unit of length equal to six feet (1.8 meters): used chiefly in nautical measurements. fath
had fathomed
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past perfectof fathom.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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He thought he had fathomed the secret of Mr. King's success: "He knows perfectly when to laugh, and especially not to laugh while others are laughing."
From Time Magazine Archive
This was not, I hasten to add, because I disputed his conclusions: it was an effect of the very force with which, when I had fathomed his wretched premises, I took them to my soul.
From Embarrassments by Henry James
Charlotte had fathomed what he had feared to look at.
From How It All Came Round by L. T. Meade
“If I could please myself, I’d rush Winifred to the City Hall for a marriage license to-day,” he said, believing he had fathomed the other’s thought.
From The Bartlett Mystery by Louis Tracy
His views were fairly reasonable, and he was convinced that he had fathomed the mystery up to a certain point.
From The Treasure of the Tigris A Tale of Mesopotamia by A. F. Mockler Ferryman
