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[ suh b-sist ] SHOW IPA
/ səbˈsɪst / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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verb (used without object) to exist; continue in existence.
to remain alive; live, as on food, resources, etc.
to have existence in, or by reason of, something.
to reside, lie, or consist (usually followed by in ).
Philosophy . to have timeless or abstract existence, as a number, relation, etc. to have existence, especially independent existence. verb (used with object) to provide sustenance or support for; maintain.
Origin of subsist 1540–50; <Latin subsistere to remain, equivalent to sub- sub- + sistere to stand, make stand; see stand
OTHER WORDS FROM subsist sub·sist·ing·ly, adverb pre·sub·sist, verb (used without object) self-sub·sist·ing, adjective su·per·sub·sist, verb (used without object)
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH subsist subside, subsist Words nearby subsist subsidiary company, subsidiary ledger, subsidiary rights, subsidize, subsidy, subsist , subsistence, subsistence allowance, subsistence farming, subsistence level, subsistence wage
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Example sentences from the Web for subsist For hunter-gatherers, occupying environments where animal protein is essential to subsist , the hunt is an act of necessity.
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This allows them to subsist for years on a plant-based diet without suffering from symptoms of deficiency.
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Why does our government think it's okay for them to subsist on french fries and soda?
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She announced her intention to subsist on a diet of water and fish broth, an estimated 200-400 calories per day.
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He begins his days at 4:30 a.m., hits the gym by 5, appears to subsist on energy bars, and is said to be “calm, quite—and deadly.”
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They are plovers that subsist largely upon flying insects which they catch when on the wing.
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He has been fighting alongside of the French, and has made the discovery that they do not subsist entirely upon frogs.
They now might count on at least six or seven hundred miles of buffalo to subsist them on their way to Oregon.
The Covered Wagon | Emerson Hough
This, in conjunction with the loss of supplies at Holly Springs, compelled the entire army to subsist upon the country.
The History of Company A, Second Illinois Cavalry | Samuel H. Fletcher
In summer they can easily do this, but in winter they subsist on the dry grass standing on the hills and prairies.
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British Dictionary definitions for subsist verb (mainly intr) (often foll by on) to be sustained; manage to live to subsist on milk
to continue in existence
(foll by in) to lie or reside by virtue (of); consist
philosophy to exist as a concept or relation rather than a fact to be conceivable (tr) obsolete to provide with support
Derived forms of subsist subsistent , adjective subsister , noun Word Origin for subsist C16: from Latin subsistere to stand firm, from sub- up + sistere to make a stand
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