fathom
verb [T] /ˈfæð.əm/Definition
› to discover the meaning of something: For years people have been trying to fathom (out) the mysteries of the whale's song.Understanding and comprehending › to understand someone or why someone acts as they do: I can't fathom her at all.Understanding and comprehending
(Definition of fathom verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- appreciate verb (VALUE)
- appreciation noun (VALUE)
- apprehend verb (UNDERSTAND)
- apprehension noun (UNDERSTANDING)
- at your fingertips idiom
- bear in on/upon phrasal verb
- catch on phrasal verb (UNDERSTAND)
- dig verb (APPROVE)
- drift noun (MEANING)
- hit home idiom
- keep up phrasal verb
- know the score idiom
- know/see where sb is coming from idiom
- latch on phrasal verb
- the penny drops idiom
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- tune noun (UNDERSTANDING)
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