Both Uses of
fathom
in
True Believer, by Sparks
- Aside from the local historian—who seemed to have fathomed a plausible explanation, in Lexie's opinion—at least two other outside groups or individuals had investigated the claim in the past without success.†
Chpt 6 *fathomed = came to understand
- He was trying to fathom the thought of this small-town librarian living in his neighborhood.†
Chpt 7
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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(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.