subsist

verb

/səbˈsɪst/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they subsist	/səbˈsɪst/ /səbˈsɪst/
he / she / it subsists	/səbˈsɪsts/ /səbˈsɪsts/
past simple subsisted	/səbˈsɪstɪd/ /səbˈsɪstɪd/
past participle subsisted	/səbˈsɪstɪd/ /səbˈsɪstɪd/
-ing form subsisting	/səbˈsɪstɪŋ/ /səbˈsɪstɪŋ/

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[intransitive] subsist (on something) 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。
[intransitive] (law法律) to exist; to apply and be relevant存在；有效
- The terms of the contract subsist.合同条款有效。

Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘continue to exist’): from Latin subsistere ‘stand firm’, from sub- ‘from below’ + sistere ‘set, stand’.