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
"You're a queer hand, Gammon," replied Quirk, with almost an equally surprised and embarrassed air, for he could not resist a sort of conviction that Gammon had fathomed what had been passing in his mind.
From Ten Thousand a-Year. Volume 1. by Samuel Warren
He had come again, and something told her he had fathomed her trouble, and would not be denied.
From Campaigning with Crook and Stories of Army Life by Charles King
He left the table without a word, but I could see his father had fathomed him, and found out one weak spot.
From Playing With Fire by Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
Nora, keen-witted Nora, had fathomed the mystery as she walked home.
From Trevlyn Hold by Mrs. Henry Wood
