# fathoms

Pronunciation: say "FA-thuhmz" US /ˈfæðəmz/, UK /ˈfað(ə)mz/

## Verb

1. Third-person singular simple present of fathom. — third-person singular simple present indicative of fathom
   - Simple: The form of fathom used after he, she or it in the present.
   - _Nobody fully fathoms what a new parent goes through until it happens._
   - _My boss rarely fathoms how long these reports take to write._

## Noun

2. Plural of fathom. — plural of fathom
   - Simple: Plural of fathom. Use it when you mean more than one.
   - _The sailors dropped the anchor in ten fathoms of water._
   - _The old harbor charts give every depth in fathoms rather than meters._

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