sonder
Meanings
Verb
1. to probe (test with a probe) (transitive)
2. to probe (test the depth of something) (transitive)
a. to sound (use sound waves to establish the depth) (transitive)
3. to probe (look carefully around) (transitive)
4. to probe (ask someone many questions, in order to find something out) (transitive)
5. to survey and take measurements using a weather balloon (meteorology)
6. to survey (carry out a survey or poll)
7. to dive down (intransitive)
Examples3
Il sonde le terrain.
He is testing the waters.
Moi, chevalier de la rosette, je sonde mon cœur.
I, gay, view my heart.
De nos jours, les candidats ne sondent pas souvent les quartiers.
Nowadays, candidates don't often canvass neighborhoods.