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fathom  (fathoms plural & 3rd person present) (fathoming present participle) (fathomed past tense & past participle )
1  n-count A fathom is a measurement of 1.8 metres or 6 feet, used when referring to the depth of water. 
We sailed into the bay and dropped anchor in five fathoms of water.  
2  verb If you cannot fathom something, you are unable to understand it, although you think carefully about it. 
I really couldn't fathom what Steiner was talking about...  V wh