fathom• In Taylor's Level the ground was equally as hard and the rate had been increased there to £9 a fathom.• Where the vein was of considerablethickness it was quite usual to pay the men at so much per cubicfathom.• Below him, full fathom five; above, infinity.• At the moment I'd guess we're in two to three hundred fathoms.• She gripped his clothing to hold her up, and plungedfathomsdeep, mindless, soaring.• From the port side depths of seven fathoms were sounded, but only twelve from the starboard side.• A few minutes later: port, six fathoms and starboard, ten fathoms.
fathom• The 1960s were the years of jaunty self-confidence among economists, and the reasons for this were not difficult to fathom.• The reason for a larger militaryrole in domesticlawenforcement is not hard to fathom.• He closed his eyes on the idea of people standing around a grave and this poor woman trying to fathom it all.• I can't quite fathom it.• They have assisted many hon. Members, including myself, in fathoming the difficult procedure.• For years, I tried to fathom the mentality that simply waves off concern about the cost of regulations as irrelevant.• The morning after the funeral, Jean started trying to fathom the mysteries posed by the contents of Brian's wallet.• The jury had difficultyfathoming the technicaldetails.
fathom how/why/where etc• Nor could he fathom how any daughter of his could be, either.• Mark was at a loss to fathom why he resented him so much.• He couldn't fathom why she'd taken such exception to Eleanor.• He couldn't fathom why she was so anxious that no one else should know of his interest in her.• Often it is difficult to fathom how these slings are knotted and connected.• Robert had not yet been able to fathom why this was the case.