subsist

Definition of Subsist in English :

Verb

support oneself

Example Sentences:
'he could barely exist on such a low wage'
'Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?'
'Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Subsist

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verb (mainly intr)

1. (often foll by on)

to be sustained; manage to live

to subsist on milk

2.

to continue in existence

3. (foll by in)

to lie or reside by virtue (of); consist

4. philosophy

a.

to exist as a concept or relation rather than a fact

b.

to be conceivable

5. (transitive) obsolete

to provide with support

Subsist

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verb intransitive

1.

a.

to continue to be or exist; have existence as a reality, entity, etc.

b.

to continue to be in use, force, etc.

2.

to continue to live; remain alive (on sustenance, by specific means, etc.); be sustained

3.

to consist or inhere (in)

4. Philosophy

to be logically conceivable and have being as a conceptual entity that may be the subject of true statements

verb transitive

5.

to maintain with sustenance; support

Subsist

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v. sub·sist·ed, sub·sist·ing, sub·sists

v.intr.

1.

a. To exist; be.

b. To remain or continue in existence.

2. To maintain life; live: subsisted on one meal a day.

3. To be logically conceivable.

v.tr.

To maintain or support with provisions.

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