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Meaning of 'subsist' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Subsist [ v. i.]
- To be; to have existence; to inhere.
- To continue; to retain a certain state.
- To be maintained with food and clothing; to be supported; to live.
2 . Subsist [ v. t.]
- To support with provisions; to feed; to maintain; as, to subsist one's family.

Meaning of 'subsist' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . subsist [ v]
Meaning (1):
- support oneself
Example in sentence:
  • Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?;
  • he could barely exist on such a low wage;
  • Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day

Nearby Words:

sub sub judice sub- sub-base sub-bass subacid subacrid subacromial subact subaction

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