fathom
noun
a unit of length equal to six feet (1.8 meters): used chiefly in nautical measurements. fath
will fathom
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future tenseof fathom.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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"I will fathom to the bottom of this intrigue," cried Manfred in a rage; and, quitting Jerome abruptly, he hastened to the great hall, and ordered the peasant to be brought before him.
From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 08 — Fiction by Arthur Mee
How the reader will fathom this labyrinth of contradictions, and reconcile this conflict of historic opinion, is a question which does not trouble me, and I pass on to something more important.
From Junius Unmasked or, Thomas Paine the author of the Letters of Junius and the Declaration of Independence by Joel Moody
He bears about him hidden discontent, and I will fathom to the lowest depth this most mysterious being!
From The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 6, June 1810 by S. C. (Stephen Cullen) Carpenter
Some deep villainy lies at the bottom of this; but I will fathom it, ay, and thwart it, I swear by the God of Abraham.
From It Is Never Too Late to Mend by Charles Reade
You are a shrewd lad indeed, Ulf," Wulf said warmly; "and I feel that you will fathom this matter if there be aught at the bottom.
From Wulf the Saxon A Story of the Norman Conquest by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
