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Subsistent vs Subsist - What's the difference?

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Subsist is a related term of subsistent.



As an adjective subsistent

is actually existing.

As a verb subsist is

to survive on a minimum of resources.

subsistent

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Actually existing.
  • .

    • Related terms

    * subsist * subsistence

    subsist

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To survive on a minimum of resources.
  • * Atterbury
    • to subsist on other men's charity
  • (mostly, philosophy) To have ontological reality; to exist.
  • * Alexander Pope
    • And makes what happiness we justly call, / Subsist not in the good of one, but all.
  • To continue; to retain a certain state.
  • * Milton
    • Firm we subsist , yet possible to swerve.

    Quotations

    (English Citations of "subsist")

    Related terms

    * subsistence * subsistent

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