fathom
noun
a unit of length equal to six feet (1.8 meters): used chiefly in nautical measurements. fath
has fathomed
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present perfectof fathom (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Beneath that gay exterior lie warm affections--I might almost say strong passions--but they must be awakened, and so far his mother alone has fathomed these depths.
From Fickle Fortune by Elisabeth Burstenbinder (AKA E. Werner)
Perhaps the subtlest part of the poem is the impression left on us that the woman knows all her pleading will be in vain, that she has fathomed the weakness of her husband's character.
From The Poetry Of Robert Browning by Stopford A. (Stopford Augustus) Brooke
If one has fathomed Debussy, it is easier to play Milhaud, Roger-Ducasse, Samazeuil—for the music of the modern French school has much in common.
From Violin Mastery Talks with Master Violinists and Teachers by Frederick Herman Martens
I have been reading more of his researches into animal life, and find that he says he has fathomed the intellect of a toad; but verily, I cannot believe that!
From From Edinburgh to India & Burmah by W. G. (William Gordon) Burn Murdoch
She has fathomed the depth of the abyss into which blind passion may hurl even an honest man.
From Monsieur Lecoq by Émile Gaboriau
