subsist

v., -sist·ed, -sist·ing, -sists.

v.intr.

1. 1. To exist; be.
   2. To remain or continue in existence.
2. To maintain life; live: subsisted on one meal a day.
3. To be logically conceivable.

v.tr.
To maintain or support with provisions.

[Latin subsistere, to support : sub-, sub- + sistere, to stand.]

subsister sub·sist'er n.

verb

1. To have being or actuality: be, exist. See be.
2. To have reality or life: be, breathe, exist, live¹. See be.
3. To maintain existence in a certain way: feed, live¹. See ingestion.

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: support oneself
  Synonyms: exist, survive, live

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - eksistere, bestå, ernære sig, findes
v. tr. - eksistere, bestå, ernære sig, findes

Nederlands (Dutch)
voortbestaan, ondersteund worden (met geld)

Français (French)
v. intr. - subsister
v. tr. - subsister

Deutsch (German)
v. - bestehen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - υπάρχω, υφίσταμαι, συντηρούμαι, ζω, επιζώ, έγκειμαι

Italiano (Italian)
sussistere, sopravvivere, vivere di stenti

Português (Portuguese)
v. - subsistir

Русский (Russian)
аванс, существовать, кормиться (чем-л.)

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - subsistir, existir, permanecer, continuar
v. tr. - mantener, sustentar, alimentar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - livnära sig, existera, uppehålla livet, försörja

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
活下去, 维持生活, 继续存在, 存在, 成立, 供给...粮食, 供养

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 活下去, 維持生活, 繼續存在, 存在, 成立
v. tr. - 供給...糧食, 供養

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 생존하다, 끝까지 남아있다, 존립하다
v. tr. - ~에게 양식을 주다, 살다, 생활하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 生存する, 存在する, 内在する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يبقى , يعيش , يعيل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮התקיים, חי על, יוחס ל-‬
v. tr. - ‮תמך ב- (מיושן)‬

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