Subsist Verb True Latin Existence B Sub·Sist Stand

sub·sist
\\səb-ˈsist\\ verbintransitive 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
    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

subsist
sub·sist / sEb5sist / verb [V]
1. ~ (on sth) to manage to stay alive, especially with limited food or money
   (尤指靠有限的食物或钱)维持生活,度日:
   Old people often subsist on very small incomes.
   老人往往靠十分微薄的收入艰难度日。
2. (formal) to exist; to be valid
   存在；有效:
   The terms of the contract subsist.
   合同条款有效。

sub·sist
I. \səbˈsist\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Late Latin subsistere to stay alive, exist, be, from Latin, to remain standing, stand up, from sub- up + sistere to stand, cause to stand; akin to Latin stare to stand — more at ,
intransitive verb
1.
 a. : to have existence : be or remain alive :
  < enabling a noble action to subsist as it did in nature — Matthew Arnold >
 b. : ,
2. archaic : to exist in a particular way or condition or have a particular form
3. : to be maintained with food and clothing : have the necessities of life
 < the town subsists on what mining activities remain — American Guide Series: California >
 < many adult persons can subsist … on less than half the amount of protein recommended — Science >
4.
 a. : , ; specifically : to hold true or good
  < relations subsist between terms >
 b. : to have existence as a concept rather than in fact; specifically : to be conceivable as the subject of a true statement
  < “the round square does not subsist” is just as true as “the present King of France does not exist” — Bertrand Russell >
transitive verb
1. obsolete : to keep up or in existence : keep alive
2. : to support with provisions : ,
 < subsisting troops off the country >
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: short for subsistence

Britain : payment of wages on account