Толковый словарь английского языка - fathom
Fathom
fathom
I. noun Etymology: Middle English fadme, from Old English fæthm outstretched arms, length of the outstretched arms; akin to Old Norse fathmr ~, Latin patēre to be open, pandere to spread out, Greek petannynai Date: before 12th century a unit of length equal to six feet (1.83 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water, comprehension , II. verb Date: 1607 intransitive verb probe , to take soundings, transitive verb to measure by a sounding line, to penetrate and come to understand , ~able adjective
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n. & v. --n. (pl. often fathom when prec. by a number) 1 a measure of six feet, esp. used in taking depth soundings. 2 Brit. a quantity of wood six feet square in cross-section. --v.tr. 1 grasp or comprehend (a problem or difficulty). 2 measure the depth of (water) with a sounding-line. Derivatives fathomable adj. fathomless adj. Etymology: OE f{aelig}thm outstretched arms f. Gmc ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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