Subsist

  • 21subsist — verb 1) he subsists on his pension Syn: survive, live, stay alive, exist, eke out an existence; support oneself, manage, get along/by, make (both) ends meet 2) the tenant s rights of occupation subsist Syn: continue …

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  • 22subsist — v 1. exist, be, live, breathe, draw breath, respire. 2. remain, stay alive, endure; last, continue, stay, survive, persist, hold; abide, bide, fare, run, wear; perdure, keep on, go on, maintain, Sl. hang in there; scrape by, eke out, keep body… …

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  • 23subsist — /səbˈsɪst / (say suhb sist) verb (i) 1. to exist, or continue in existence. 2. to continue alive; live, as on food, resources, etc., especially when these are limited. 3. to have existence in, or by reason of, something. 4. Philosophy a. to have… …

  • 24subsist — verb Etymology: Late Latin subsistere to exist, from Latin, to come to a halt, remain, from sub + sistere to come to a stand; akin to Latin stare to stand more at stand Date: 1549 intransitive verb 1. a. to have existence ; be b. persist, co …

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  • 25subsist — subsistingly, adv. /seuhb sist /, v.i. 1. to exist; continue in existence. 2. to remain alive; live, as on food, resources, etc. 3. to have existence in, or by reason of, something. 4. to reside, lie, or consist (usually fol. by in). 5. Philos. a …

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  • 26subsist — Synonyms and related words: abide, be, be alive, be animate, be extant, be found, be in existence, be left, be met with, be present, be the case, be there, bide, breathe, carry on, continue, continue to be, cope, defeat time, defy time, draw… …

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  • 27subsist — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. exist, live, be, continue, survive, abide; eke out a living. See existence, permanence, substance. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. stay alive, remain alive, scrape by, get along, feed on, be, go it alone,… …

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  • 28subsist — sub·sist || sÉ™b sɪst v. exist, live; stay alive …

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  • 29subsist — I. v. n. 1. Exist, be, inhere. 2. (Rare.) Remain, abide, continue. 3. Be supported, obtain a livelihood, get a living, live. II. v. a. Feed, victual, ration, support, maintain …

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  • 30subsist — sub·sist …

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