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- Dictionarysubsist/səbˈsɪst/
verb
- 1. maintain or support oneself, especially at a minimal level: "he subsisted on welfare and casual labour" Similar
- 2. remain in force or effect: "the court may treat a contract as still subsisting" Similar
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1. a. : to have existence : be. b. : persist, continue. 2. : to have or acquire the necessities of life (such as food and clothing) especially : to nourish oneself. subsisting on roots, berries and grubs. 3. a. : to hold true. b. : to be logically conceivable as the subject of true statements. transitive verb. : to support with provisions. Synonyms
SUBSIST definition: 1. to get enough food or money to stay alive, but no more: 2. to get enough food or money to stay…. Learn more.
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.
SUBSIST meaning: 1. to get enough food or money to stay alive, but no more: 2. to get enough food or money to stay…. Learn more.
If people subsist, they are just able to obtain the food or money that they need in order to stay alive. [ formal ] The prisoners subsisted on one mug of the worst quality porridge three times a day.
Definition of subsist verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
To subsist is to feed yourself, or keep yourself going, especially when you just barely manage to do so. A hunger striker might subsist on only water for weeks, and people in developing countries often have to subsist on small rations of rice or grain.
