Fathom - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

verb

Take in or soak up (energy or a liquid or other substance) by chemical or physical action.

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Buildings can be designed to absorb and retain heat

verb

To take in a liquid, gas, or chemical

Примеры использования:

The black clay soil around here doesn’t absorb water very well., fig. the country has absorbed mill…

verb

If an organization absorbs the cost of something, it pays that cost

Примеры использования:

The law school has absorbed most of the expenses so far, but it may have to offer fewer places next…

verb

Take in and understand fully (information or ideas).

Примеры использования:

Marie tried to assimilate the week's events

verb

To take in and make a part of your basic knowledge something learned from others, so that you can use it as your own

Примеры использования:

[ t ] we hoped the students would assimilate the information contained in the lecture., [ t ] once …

verb

Intercept and hold (something which has been thrown, propelled, or dropped).

Примеры использования:

She threw the bottle into the air and caught it again

noun

An act of catching something, typically a ball.

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I saw myself fumbling easy catches and looking clumsy.

verb

Take hold of so as to seize or stop the motion of

verb

Grasp mentally; understand.

Примеры использования:

He couldn't comprehend her reasons for marrying lovat

verb

To understand something completely

Примеры использования:

If you don’t comprehend something, don’t be afraid to seem dumb, just speak out., the directions we…

adjective

Of or like god or a god.

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Heroes with divine powers

noun

A cleric or theologian.

Примеры использования:

There are also many references to contemporary natural sciences and a healthy smattering of anglica…

verb

Discover (something) by guesswork or intuition.

Примеры использования:

Mum had divined my state of mind

verb

Roughly calculate or judge the value, number, quantity, or extent of.

Примеры использования:

The aim is to estimate the effects of macroeconomic policy on the economy

noun

An approximate calculation or judgement of the value, number, quantity, or extent of something.

Примеры использования:

At a rough estimate, staff are recycling a quarter of paper used

verb

Judge tentatively

verb

Go or come after (a person or thing proceeding ahead); move or travel behind.

Примеры использования:

She went back into the house, and ben followed her

verb

To move along after someone or something, or to move along a route or path

Примеры использования:

[ t ] the dog followed us home., [ i ] he drove ahead and we followed in our own car., [ t ] follow…

verb

To happen or come after something

Примеры использования:

More mergers are likely to follow., october's increase followed a 1.6% rise in output in september.…

noun

An instrument that measures and gives a visual display of the amount, level, or contents of something.

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A fuel gauge

verb

The position of a sailing ship to windward ( the weather gage ) or leeward ( the lee gage ) of another.

Примеры использования:

The french fleet was heavily outnumbered but had the weather gage

verb

Seize and hold firmly.

Примеры использования:

She grasped the bottle

noun

A firm hold or grip.

Примеры использования:

The child slipped from her grasp

verb

Hold firmly

suffix

A connecting vowel chiefly forming words ending in -ana, -ferous, -fic, -form, -fy, -gerous, -vorous.

suffix

Forming the plural of nouns adopted from latin ending in -us.

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Foci

suffix

Forming adjectives from names of countries or regions in the near or middle east.

Примеры использования:

Azerbaijani

verb

Go into or through (something), especially with force or effort.

Примеры использования:

The shrapnel had penetrated his head

verb

Pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance

verb

To move into or through something

Примеры использования:

[ i ] the drill isn’t sharp enough to penetrate into the rock., [ t ] women have begun to penetrate…

verb

Become aware or conscious of (something); come to realize or understand.

Примеры использования:

His mouth fell open as he perceived the truth

verb

Become aware of through the senses

verb

To think of something in a particular way

Примеры использования:

The way people perceive the real world is strongly influenced by the language they speak., in those…

verb

Measure (the depth of a body of water).

Примеры использования:

I plumbed the depth and found the bottom of the shelf to be seven metres down

noun

A ball of lead or other heavy object attached to the end of a line for finding the depth of water or determining the vertical on an upright surface.

Примеры использования:

He traces a line in white paint along the wall beyond the leaves, then drops a plumb from a cord st…

adverb

Exactly.

Примеры использования:

Trading opportunities plumb in the centre of central europe

noun

A blunt-ended surgical instrument used for exploring a wound or part of the body.

Примеры использования:

The surgeon passes the probe over the surgical site again and excises more specimen if elevated rad…

verb

Physically explore or examine (something) with the hands or an instrument.

Примеры использования:

Hands probed his body from top to bottom

verb

To search into or examine something

Примеры использования:

[ i ] investigators are probing into new evidence in the case., [ t ] using a special instrument, t…

noun

Vibrations that travel through the air or another medium and can be heard when they reach a person's or animal's ear.

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Light travels faster than sound

verb

Emit or cause to emit sound.

Примеры использования:

A loud buzzer sounded

adjective

In good condition; not damaged, injured, or diseased.

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They returned safe and sound

phrasal verb

Provide with shelter

verb

To move something or someone from one place to another

Примеры использования:

Please, take me with you!, it may rain, so take your umbrella., the suitcases were taken to madrid …

verb

To subtract one number or amount from another

Примеры использования:

Take sth from sth you'll need to take $2,000 from the $8,000 to allow for tax., take sth/sb off (st…

verb

Perceive the intended meaning of (words, a language, or a speaker).

Примеры использования:

He didn't understand a word i said

verb

Know and comprehend the nature or meaning of

verb

To know the meaning of something, or to know how a person feels and why the person behaves in a particular way

Примеры использования:

[ + question word ] i don’t understand what he means., [ t ] is there anyone here who understands e…

collocation

Find the solution to or understand the meaning of

phrasal verb

Plan or devise something in detail.

Примеры использования:

We need to work out a seating plan

phrasal verb

Solve a sum or determine an amount by calculation.

Примеры использования:

The interest rate is worked out by adding a certain amount to the current base rate