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