- 1stomach something to approve of something and be able to enjoy it; to enjoy being with a person I can't stomach violent films. I find him very hard to stomach.
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- 2stomach something to be able to eat something without feeling sick She couldn't stomach any breakfast.
stomach
verbNAmE//ˈstʌmək//
(especially in negative sentences or questions)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they stomach he / she / it stomachs
past simple stomached
-ing form stomaching
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