fathom

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈfæðəm/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈfæðəm/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(faᵺ′əm)

Inflections of 'fathom' (n):
fathoms
npl (All usages)
fathom
npl (Can be used as a collective plural—e.g. "The ship lies many fathom deep.")
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
fathom [sth]⇒ vtrfigurative (understand)entender⇒ vtr
  comprender⇒ vtr
  desentrañar⇒ vtr
 Mindy couldn't fathom her sister's motives for dropping out of school.
 Mary no podía entender los motivos de su hermana para dejar los estudios.
fathom n(measure of water depth)braza nf
 The water was four fathoms deep.
 El agua tenía una profundidad de cuatro brazas.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
fathom⇒ vtr(measure water depth)sondear⇒ vtr
 The ship was on a mission to fathom some of the deepest parts of the ocean.
 El barco estaba en una misión para sondear algunas de las partes más profundas del océano.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
fathom the depths v expr(measure water depth)sondear la profundidad loc verb
 The farmer decided to fathom the depths of the pond.
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'fathom' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
Spanish:
braza - deducir - brazada - tener muchos entresijos

Collocations: a fathom is [six feet, 180 centimeters], a fathom is a [shipping, nautical] term, use fathoms to measure [depth, the water], more...

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