All 3 Uses of
fathom
in
The House of the Seven Gables
- Had I your opportunities, no scruples would prevent me from fathoming Clifford to the full depth of my plummet-line!†
Chpt 12 *fathoming = coming to understand
- "Why, so they are, Uncle Venner," remarked Phoebe after a pause; for she had been trying to fathom the profundity and appositeness of this concluding apothegm.†
Chpt 10
- If you choose to call it luck, it is all very well; but if we are to take it as the will of Providence, why, I can't exactly fathom it!†
Chpt 21
Definitions:
-
(1)
(fathom as in: can't fathom) understand something -- especially when it’s difficult or complex
-
(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Fathom can also refer to a unit of measure for water depth (6 feet), or to the act of measuring the depth of water.