subsist

sub·sist  (sb-sst)

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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[Latin subsistere, to support : sub-, sub- + sistere, to stand; see st- in Indo-European roots.]

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sub·sister n.

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subsist

Verb

subsist on to manage to live: to subsist on a diet of sausage rolls [Latin subsistere to stand firm]

subsistence n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

subsist - support oneself; "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" exist, survive, live breathe - be alive; "Every creature that breathes" freewheel, drift - live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely; "My son drifted around for years in California before going to law school" live on, survive, last, live, endure, hold out, hold up, go - continue to live through hardship or adversity; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents"; "how long can a person last without food and water?"

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subsist

verb stay alive, survive, keep going, make ends meet, last, live, continue, exist, endure, eke out an existence, keep your head above water, sustain yourself

Translations

subsist [səbˈsɪst] vi to subsist on sth → subsistir a base de algo, sustentarse con algo

subsist [səbˈsɪst] vi to subsist on sth → (arriver à) vivre avec or subsister avec qch

subsist [səbˈsɪst] vi to subsist on sth → sich von etw ernähren

subsist [səbˈsɪst] vi to subsist on sth → vivere di qc