fathoming
present participle offathom
fathom
verb[T]
uk/ˈfæð.əm/us/ˈfæð.əm/UK
todiscoverthemeaningof something:
Foryearspeoplehave beentryingto fathom(out)themysteriesof the whale'ssong.
to understand something
- understandI understand why he did that.
- comprehendHe doesn't seem to comprehend the scale of the problem.
- get the pictureOK. Don't say any more. I get the picture.
- followIt was so complicated I couldn't follow what he was saying.
- graspI think I grasped the main points of the lecture.
- digestThis chapter is so difficult to digest. I'll have to read it again later.
tounderstandsomeone or why someoneactsas they do:
I can't fathom her at all.
Understanding and comprehending
- apprehend
- apprehensible
- apprehension
- astutely
- atyourfingertipsidiom
- connection
- figure
- hold
- keenness
- keepsomeoneup
- know a hawk from a handsawidiom
- know the scoreidiom
- know/see wheresomeoneis coming fromidiom
- scale
- uncomprehending
- uncomprehendingly
- understanding
- voice recognition
- wake up tosomething
- wisdom
Examplesoffathoming
fathoming
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Indeed, infathomingthe secrets of the brain, science can appear to penetrate the mystery of subjectivity and personal identity.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Fathomingtropical biodiversity: the continuing discovery of neotropical mammals.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Capital allowances are complicated and present significant difficulties for small and medium-sized businesses infathomingwhat allowances they can use for tax purposes.
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She turns terribly introvert,fathomingthe truth within and becoming positive towards people.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Loki is apparently totally devoid of emotions (though there is some debate on this topic) and has a hard timefathomingthem in others.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He was a foe of metaphysics, holding that thefathomingof first causes of being was impossible to fulfill and unnecessary.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Napoleon determined to fight on, even now, incapable offathominghis massive fall from power.
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- bring sth on
- bring-sth-on
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- bring/take someone down a peg (or two)
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- bring-the-house-down
- bring-to
- bring-to-an-end
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- bring-together