Fathom

"Fathom" in Swedish

famn

(measure of six feet — see also brace, toise)

begripa

(to deeply understand (someone or something))

famna om

(to encircle (someone or something) with outstretched arms; to measure the circumference or length of something)

fatta

(to deeply understand (someone or something))

förstå

(to deeply understand (someone or something))

loda

(to measure the depth of (water) — see also sound)

omfamna

(to encircle (someone or something) with outstretched arms; to measure the circumference or length of something)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.