The noun forms of the verb to subsist are subsistence and the gerund, subsisting.
We can't subsist on hope alone.
It means to consume, or to exist, to get by on. (e.g. I subsist on corn flakes.)Note : "to be formed of" is consists (e.g. The Earth's core consists of two parts.)
exist, be, dwell, subsist, endure.
Exist, reside, subsist, abide, dwell...
"Subsist" means to maintain or support oneself at a minimal level. A subsistence farmer cultivates crops or raises livestock to provide for the basic needs of their family without generating surplus for trade or profit.
a few synonyms are: consist, dwell, eke out a living, endure, get by, go on, inhere, kick*, lie, live, make it, reside, stay alive, subsist, survive
In the Mexican prison, he was given just enough food to subsist. Animals in Africa are forced to subsist on dwindling sources of food and water.
Bison and buffalo subsist chiefly on prairie grass and sedges.
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endure, prevail, live, occur, continue,last, exist, am, abide.
Synonyms include subsist, persevere, endure and outlast.
subway submersible substitute subsisted subsist