Dictionary Entry
subsist
subsist is a 7-letter English word with 5 senses as intransitive verb, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To be; to have existence; to inhere. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
7 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 11 · 5 senses
Definitions
- 1intransitive verb
To be; to have existence; to inhere.
- 2intransitive verb
To continue; to retain a certain state.
- 3intransitive verb
To be maintained with food and clothing; to be supported; to live.
- 4transitive verb
To support with provisions; to feed; to maintain; as, to subsist one's family.
- 5verb
support oneself
"he could barely exist on such a low wage"
"Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?"
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