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subsist

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verb
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As a verb, subsist means survive on a minimum of resources.

Meanings of subsist

4 meanings

verb

  1. To survive on a minimum of resources.

  2. mostly philosophyTo have ontological reality; to exist.

  3. To retain a certain state; to continue.

  4. 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”

    Similar: exist, survive, live

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

verb: support oneself
existsurvivelive

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