fathom meaning in Kannada
ಮಾರು
UK/ˈfað(ə)m//ˈfæðəm/
fathom in Kannada: ಮಾರು, ಆಳನೋಡು, ಅರಿ. In English, fathom means a man's armspan, generally reckoned to be six feet (about 1.8 metres). Later used to measure the depth of water, but now generally replaced by the metre outside American usage.
Kannada words for fathom
- ಮಾರು, ಆಳನೋಡು, ಅರಿ
English meaning of fathom
- noun A man's armspan, generally reckoned to be six feet (about 1.8 metres). Later used to measure the depth of water, but now generally replaced by the metre outside American usage.
- noun An internationally standardized version of this unit, the international fathom (= 1.8288 metres = 6 feet).
- noun A measure of distance to shore: the nearest point to shore at which the water depth is the value quoted.
- noun An unspecified depth.
fathom in a sentence
- After we'd rowed for an hour, we found ourselves stranded ten fathoms from shore.
- I can’t for the life of me fathom what this means.
Synonyms of fathom
- stade
- toise
- brace
- braza
- estadio
- orguia
- figure out
- puzzle out
- work out
fathom in other languages
Questions about fathom in Kannada
- What is the meaning of fathom in Kannada?
- Fathom in Kannada is ಮಾರು, ಆಳನೋಡು, ಅರಿ.
- fathom ಪದದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಅರ್ಥ ಏನು?
- Fathom: ಮಾರು, ಆಳನೋಡು, ಅರಿ.
- What does fathom mean in English?
- Fathom means a man's armspan, generally reckoned to be six feet (about 1.8 metres). Later used to measure the depth of water, but now generally replaced by the metre outside American usage.
Source and license
Kannada words from Kannada Wiktionary: fathom (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: fathom (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Kannada words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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