Both Uses
fathom
in
In Cold Blood
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- And Perry was puzzled; he could not fathom why Dick, usually so full of himself, should suddenly, when he had good cause to gloat, be meek, look wilted and sad.†
Chpt 2 *
- Her letter failed because she couldn't conceive of the profundity of your problem-she couldn't fathom the pressures brought to bear upon you because of environment, intellectual frustration and a growing tendency toward isolationism.†
Chpt 2
Definitions:
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(1)
(fathom as in: can't fathom) understand something -- especially when it’s difficult or complex
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(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.