SUBSIST


Meaning of SUBSIST in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ səb-ˈsist ]

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 , continue

2. : to have or acquire the necessities of life (as food and clothing) ; especially : to nourish oneself

subsist ing 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.