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sondar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • fathom noun A unit of length equal to six feet (about 1.8 metres), traditionally used to measure the depth of water.
  • oversee verb To supervise or take responsibility for a person, project, or process.
  • probe noun A formal investigation into a matter, often one involving wrongdoing.
  • sound noun A sensation perceived by the ear, caused by vibrations traveling through air or another medium.

Senses

sondar is used for these senses in English:

  • fathom (also, figurative) To measure the depth of (water); to take a sounding of; to sound.
  • oversee (literally) To survey, look at something in a wide angle.
  • probe (ambitransitive) To explore, investigate, question, test, or prove.
  • probe (transitive) To insert a probe into.
  • sound To ascertain, or to try to ascertain, the thoughts, motives, and purposes of (a person); to examine; to try; to test; to probe.

fathom — full definition

  1. noun A unit of length equal to six feet (about 1.8 metres), traditionally used to measure the depth of water.
  2. verb To understand something fully, especially something puzzling or complicated.

oversee — full definition

  1. verb To supervise or take responsibility for a person, project, or process.
  2. verb To inspect or examine something closely.

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