sondar

Ido

/sɔnˈdar/

verb
Definitions
  • (intransitive) to take soundings in
  • (transitive) to sound: ascertain the depth of, explore the nature of the bottom
  • (transitive) to fathom
  • (transitive) to try, test
  • (intransitive) to probe with a probe, to sound with a sound
  • (intransitive) to make a boring

Etymology

Borrowed from English sound (produce a sound, examine with the instrument called a sound, or by auscultation percussion) borrowed from French sonder (probe, sound) borrowed from German sondieren borrowed from Italian sondare borrowed from Russian зонди́ровать borrowed from Spanish, Castilian sondear.

Origin

Spanish

sondear

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