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fathom

['fæðəm] брит. / амер.

  1. сущ.; сокр. f, fm.

    1. фатом, фадом, морская сажень (английская единица длины; = 6 футам, или 182 см)

    2. морской лот

    3. единица кубатуры древесины (6 x 6 x 6 футов)

    4. уст. способность быстрого восприятия; понимание

  2. гл.

    1. определять, измерять глубину (воды); делать промер лотом

    2. понимать; исследовать; разузнавать; выяснять, расследовать

    3. уст. обхватить руками

Examples from texts

"Again, I repeat, I cannot be blamed because I am unable to understand that which it is not given to mankind to fathom.
Но опять-таки, если понять его невозможно, то, повторяю, трудно и отвечать за то, что не дано человеку понять.
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / IdiotДостоевский, Фёдор / Идиот
Идиот
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1971
Idiot
Dostoevsky, Fyodor
© 2004 by Fine Creative Media, Inc.
It is quite possible she was not herself at the moment, though I cannot fathom her meaning.
Оказалось, что и действительно, может быть, не такая. Впрочем, я ее не разберу!
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / IdiotДостоевский, Фёдор / Идиот
Идиот
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1971
Idiot
Dostoevsky, Fyodor
© 2004 by Fine Creative Media, Inc.
Her eyes contained a hundred emotions he could not fathom.
Глаза ее выражали тысячи чувств, которые он не в силах был понять.
DeChancie, John / Castle PerilousДе Ченси, Джон / Замок Опасный
Замок Опасный
Де Ченси, Джон
Castle Perilous
DeChancie, John
© 1988 by John DeChancie
"For reasons that no sane drow could ever fathom."
– Хотя ни одному нормальному дроу не понять, зачем ты это делаешь.
Salvatore, Robert / Road of the PatriarchСальваторе, Роберт / Дорога Патриарха
Дорога Патриарха
Сальваторе, Роберт
© 2007 Wizards of the Coast, Inc.
© Е. Фурсикова, перевод, 2008
© ООО "Фантастика", 2008
Road of the Patriarch
Salvatore, Robert
© 2007 Wizards of the Coast, Inc.
Morgan helped him step away, unable to fathom what had happened to his friend.
Морган, все еще не понимая, что происходит с его другом, помог ему отойти назад.
Brooks, Terry / The Scions of ShannaraБрукс, Терри / Потомки Шаннары
Потомки Шаннары
Брукс, Терри
The Scions of Shannara
Brooks, Terry
© 1990 by Terry Brooks
Farewell to the walk he had proposed, in the course of which I had hoped to fathom him.
Ну что ж, придется отказаться от прогулки, во время которой я рассчитывал завоевать его расположение!
Balzac, Honore de / The Lily of the ValleyБальзак, Оноре де / Лилия долины
Лилия долины
Бальзак, Оноре де
The Lily of the Valley
Balzac, Honore de
But he knew that, in some way he could not fathom, he had become committed to a certain course and he must continue on that course regardless of all doubt.
Он попытался разобраться, но внезапно понял, что это глупо.
Simak, Clifford D. / Why Call Them Back from HeavenСаймак, Клиффорд Д. / Зачем их звать обратно с небес?
Зачем их звать обратно с небес?
Саймак, Клиффорд Д.
© Перевод. А. Левкин, 2005
© 1967 by Clifford D. Simak
Why Call Them Back from Heaven
Simak, Clifford D.
©, 1967, by Clifford D. Simak
How can one fathom the whims of fortune!
Как игру судьбы постичь!
Плеханов, Г. В. / Наши разногласия. Письмо к П. Л. ЛавровуPlekhanov, G. V. / Our Differences. Letter to P. L. Lavrov
Our Differences. Letter to P. L. Lavrov
Plekhanov, G. V.
Наши разногласия. Письмо к П. Л. Лаврову
Плеханов, Г. В.
© Государственное издательство политической литературы, 1949 г.
"There is a mystery about that man, and our connection with him, that I cannot fathom," said Griffith.
— Вокруг этого человека и в наших отношениях с ним есть какая-то тайна, постичь которую я не в силах, — сказал Гриффит.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pilot: A Tale of the SeaКупер, Джеймс Фенимор / Лоцман
Лоцман
Купер, Джеймс Фенимор
© "Детское государственное издательство", 1959
The Pilot: A Tale of the Sea
Cooper, James Fenimore
© 2005 Adamant Media Corporation
And no sooner were all settled, no sooner had the drone of many snorers begun to mingle with and overcome the surf, than Tommy stole from his post with the case of sherry, and dropped it in a quiet cove in a fathom of water.
Едва к шуму прибоя стал примешиваться многоголосый храп, как Томми тихонько ушел со своего поста, захватив ящик с хересом, и утопил его в тихой бухточке глубиной около сажени.
Stevenson, Robert Louis / The wreckerСтивенсон, Роберт Луис / Потерпевшие кораблекрушение
Потерпевшие кораблекрушение
Стивенсон, Роберт Луис
© Издательство "Кыргызстан", 1986
The wrecker
Stevenson, Robert Louis
© 1891 by Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne
© 1905 by Charles Scribner's Sons
He wanted six or seven layers of good packed snow under him, and a fathom of permafrost below that.
Ему не хватало шести‑семи слоев хорошо утрамбованного снега, под которым — добрая сажень вечной мерзлоты.
DeChancie, John / Castle KidnappedДе Ченси, Джон / Замок похищенный
Замок похищенный
Де Ченси, Джон
Castle Kidnapped
DeChancie, John
© 1989 by John DeChancie
There`s upwards of a hundred and fifty fathom away-up chain.
На нем находится до полутораста саженей якорной цепи.
Stevenson, Robert Louis / The wreckerСтивенсон, Роберт Луис / Потерпевшие кораблекрушение
Потерпевшие кораблекрушение
Стивенсон, Роберт Луис
© Издательство "Кыргызстан", 1986
The wrecker
Stevenson, Robert Louis
© 1891 by Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne
© 1905 by Charles Scribner's Sons
"But it is so difficult, and even impossible to understand, that surely I am not to be blamed because I could not fathom the incomprehensible?
Но если это так трудно и совершенно даже невозможно понять, то неужели я буду отвечать за то, что не в силах был осмыслить непостижимое?
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / IdiotДостоевский, Фёдор / Идиот
Идиот
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1971
Idiot
Dostoevsky, Fyodor
© 2004 by Fine Creative Media, Inc.
This old fool is as hard to fathom as the Northman.
«Этого старого болвана, как и северянина, раскусить нелегко.
Abercrombie, Joe / The Blade ItselfАберкромби, Джо / Кровь и железо
Кровь и железо
Аберкромби, Джо
© 2006 by Joe Abercrombie.
© Перевод. В. Иванов, 2008
© Издание на русском языке. ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", 2008
The Blade Itself
Abercrombie, Joe
© 2007 by Joe Abercrombie
He reaches his provisional conclusions by observations of men in general under given conditions without attempting to fathom the mental and spiritual characteristics of individuals.
Он формулирует свои заключения на основе наблюдений за людьми вообще при определенных условиях, не пытаясь измерять умственные и духовные качества отдельных лиц.
Marshall, Alfred / Principles of EconomicsМаршалл, Альфред / Принципы экономической науки
Принципы экономической науки
Маршалл, Альфред
© "Прогресс", 1993
Principles of Economics
Marshall, Alfred
© 2006 Cosimo, Inc.

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fathom1/7
'fæðəmNounфатом; фадом; морская сажень

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Collocations

fathom curve
изобата с отметкой в морских саженях
fathom chart
карта с глубинами в саженях
fathom curve
изобата
fathom line
изобата
russian fathom
русская складочная сажень

Word forms

fathom

noun
SingularPlural
Common casefathomfathom, *fathoms
Possessive casefathom's*fathom', *fathoms'

fathom

verb
Basic forms
Pastfathomed
Imperativefathom
Present Participle (Participle I)fathoming
Past Participle (Participle II)fathomed
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I fathomwe fathom
you fathomyou fathom
he/she/it fathomsthey fathom
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am fathomingwe are fathoming
you are fathomingyou are fathoming
he/she/it is fathomingthey are fathoming
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have fathomedwe have fathomed
you have fathomedyou have fathomed
he/she/it has fathomedthey have fathomed
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been fathomingwe have been fathoming
you have been fathomingyou have been fathoming
he/she/it has been fathomingthey have been fathoming
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I fathomedwe fathomed
you fathomedyou fathomed
he/she/it fathomedthey fathomed
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was fathomingwe were fathoming
you were fathomingyou were fathoming
he/she/it was fathomingthey were fathoming
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had fathomedwe had fathomed
you had fathomedyou had fathomed
he/she/it had fathomedthey had fathomed
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been fathomingwe had been fathoming
you had been fathomingyou had been fathoming
he/she/it had been fathomingthey had been fathoming
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will fathomwe shall/will fathom
you will fathomyou will fathom
he/she/it will fathomthey will fathom
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be fathomingwe shall/will be fathoming
you will be fathomingyou will be fathoming
he/she/it will be fathomingthey will be fathoming
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have fathomedwe shall/will have fathomed
you will have fathomedyou will have fathomed
he/she/it will have fathomedthey will have fathomed
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been fathomingwe shall/will have been fathoming
you will have been fathomingyou will have been fathoming
he/she/it will have been fathomingthey will have been fathoming
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would fathomwe should/would fathom
you would fathomyou would fathom
he/she/it would fathomthey would fathom
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be fathomingwe should/would be fathoming
you would be fathomingyou would be fathoming
he/she/it would be fathomingthey would be fathoming
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have fathomedwe should/would have fathomed
you would have fathomedyou would have fathomed
he/she/it would have fathomedthey would have fathomed
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been fathomingwe should/would have been fathoming
you would have been fathomingyou would have been fathoming
he/she/it would have been fathomingthey would have been fathoming
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am fathomedwe are fathomed
you are fathomedyou are fathomed
he/she/it is fathomedthey are fathomed
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being fathomedwe are being fathomed
you are being fathomedyou are being fathomed
he/she/it is being fathomedthey are being fathomed
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been fathomedwe have been fathomed
you have been fathomedyou have been fathomed
he/she/it has been fathomedthey have been fathomed
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was fathomedwe were fathomed
you were fathomedyou were fathomed
he/she/it was fathomedthey were fathomed
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being fathomedwe were being fathomed
you were being fathomedyou were being fathomed
he/she/it was being fathomedthey were being fathomed
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been fathomedwe had been fathomed
you had been fathomedyou had been fathomed
he/she/it had been fathomedthey had been fathomed
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be fathomedwe shall/will be fathomed
you will be fathomedyou will be fathomed
he/she/it will be fathomedthey will be fathomed
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been fathomedwe shall/will have been fathomed
you will have been fathomedyou will have been fathomed
he/she/it will have been fathomedthey will have been fathomed