to stomach
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5.5
- verb
- /ˈstʌmək/
:
soportar
- I'm not talking about heaven, so if you think you can stomach it, then I shall begin.
Again, she could only stomach one flavor in the whole range.
- Again, she could only stomach one flavor in the whole range.
- And I quit signing up for the class on the days that he taught because I couldn't stomach the smell.
- Man, that's hard to stomach, man.
- But also I find the comment section in general to be very difficult to to stomach.
Examples
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After that meal, I knew I couldn't stomach another bite.
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I'm not sure I could stomach another two weeks.
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It's hard to stomach, but there are ways of doing it.
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Eventually, you get a case, and you know it is the last one you can stomach and still know your soul.
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I find this war very difficult to stomach.
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Personally, I can't stomach the idea of a personal god.
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When his tour was up, he returned to the ranch, but he could no longer stomach the early mornings.
Fiction book (2000) -
I'm sure I should be grateful, but this so-called alternative is hard to stomach.
Fiction book (2001) -
I simply find it increasingly difficult to stomach the hypocritical and destructive brand of conservatism.
Blog text (16) -
As a revolutionary idealist, I refuse to stomach such atrocities.
Fiction book (1996)
Synonyms
∞
3.1
To resist harm and continue to exist despite difficulty
876
3.9
To accept something difficult or unpleasant
304
3.5
To deal with something difficult for a long time without giving up
290
3.5
Endure something unpleasant without complaining
288
4.3
To accept something unpleasant without complaining
52
4.6
To not tolerate someone or something unpleasant
29
3.5
Tolerate something difficult without complaining
2
8.8
To allow something annoying or unpleasant to happen
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
5
3.9
A feeling of nervous excitement in your stomach before an important event
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Informal
9
2.5
An illness that makes your stomach and intestines sore and swollen, causing vomiting and diarrhea
- Specialized
1
4.5
A machine that removes food and liquid from the stomach by sucking in poisoning cases
- Specialized
A last stomach compartment in animals like cows and sheep that digests food
- Specialized
A part of a cow's or sheep's stomach that takes in water and nutrients from food
How Tolerant
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb stomach meaning 'to tolerate' comes from the idea of having the stomach for something, so to stomach an idea or food is to be able to accept or endure it.