Subsist
11subsist — UK [səbˈsɪst] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms subsist : present tense I/you/we/they subsist he/she/it subsists present participle subsisting past tense subsisted past participle subsisted 1) to stay alive when you do not have much food or… …
12subsist — sub|sist [səbˈsıst] v [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: subsistere [i] to come to a stop, remain, exist , from sistere to come to a stand ] 1.) to stay alive when you only have small amounts of food or money = ↑survive subsist on ▪ We had to… …
13subsist — v. (d; intr.) to subsist on * * * [səb sɪst] (d; intr.) to subsist on …
14subsist — sub|sist [ səb sıst ] verb intransitive 1. ) to stay alive when you do not have much food or money: subsist on: The refugees subsist on a diet of rice and vegetables. 2. ) FORMAL to exist …
15subsist — [[t]səbsɪ̱st[/t]] subsists, subsisting, subsisted VERB If people subsist, they are just able to obtain the food or money that they need in order to stay alive. [FORMAL] [V on n] The prisoners subsisted on one mug of the worst quality porridge… …
16subsist — verb To survive on a minimum of resources. With her current income, Janet cannot thrive, she can only subsist. See Also: subsistence, subsistent …
17subsist — See exist. See exist, subsist …
18subsist in — be attributable to. → subsist …
19subsist — verb 1》 maintain or support oneself, especially at a minimal level. ↘archaic provide sustenance for. 2》 chiefly Law remain in being, force, or effect. ↘(subsist in) be attributable to. Derivatives subsistent adjective Origin C16 (in the… …
20subsist — verb (I) to stay alive on only small amounts of food or money (+ on): We had to subsist on bread and water …
