SUBSIST | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary These people subsist on rice, beans, fruits, and vegetables The expectation to subsist through the use of one's natural assets is therefore a reasonable expectation This applies not just to everything that subsists, but to all order, every law, and every foundation of something's being true and good
SUBSIST definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary If people subsist, they are just able to obtain the food or money that they need in order to stay alive The prisoners subsisted on one mug of the worst quality porridge three times a day [VERB + on] Almost every employee must moonlight in second jobs simply to subsist [VERB] Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary
subsist - Wiktionary, the free dictionary subsist (third-person singular simple present subsists, present participle subsisting, simple past and past participle subsisted) To survive on a minimum of resources quotations
Subsist - definition of subsist by The Free Dictionary To remain or continue in existence 2 To maintain life; live: subsisted on one meal a day 3 To be logically conceivable To maintain or support with provisions [Latin subsistere, to support : sub-, sub- + sistere, to stand; see stā- in Indo-European roots ] sub·sist′er n American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition
subsist - WordReference. com Dictionary of English to have just enough of something, as of food, resources, etc , to live on: The survivors of the plane crash subsisted on nuts and berries See -sist- continue in existence to have existence in, or by reason of, something to reside, lie, or consist (usually fol by in) to have existence, esp independent existence maintain
Subsist Definition Meaning | Britannica Dictionary The author's right to royalties shall subsist for the term of the copyright The villagers subsist almost entirely on rice and fish (humorous) My brother subsists on [=eats a lot of] pizza
Exist vs. Subsist - Whats the Difference? | This vs. That Exist and subsist are two related terms that both refer to the state of being or the act of living However, there is a subtle difference between the two Exist typically refers to the simple fact of being, while subsist implies a more sustained or ongoing state of existence