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fathoms

SayFA-thuhmzUS/ˈfæðəmz/UK/ˈfað(ə)mz/

2 meanings of fathoms

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  1. 1
    verb
    Third-person singular simple present of fathom.

    Nobody fully fathoms what a new parent goes through until it happens.

    My boss rarely fathoms how long these reports take to write.

  2. 2
    noun
    Plural of fathom.

    The sailors dropped the anchor in ten fathoms of water.

    The old harbor charts give every depth in fathoms rather than meters.

fathoms is a form of fathom

fathom, verb: To understand something difficult or puzzling, or get to the bottom of it, usually after careful thought or investigation; often used in the negative, and especially in British English often followed by out. Full entry

Forms
fathomfathoms he/she/itfathoming -ing formfathomed past tense, past participle
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fathom → fathoms: add -s

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