subsist
verb (used without object)
to exist; continue in existence.
have subsisted
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present perfectof subsist.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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She would have subsisted on small mammals, insects, cactus fruit, and lizards.
From Salon ● Jan. 12, 2022
British farmers, like their counterparts elsewhere in Europe, have subsisted for three generations on subsidies.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 27, 2021
Though the 300 ethnic Dai inhabitants of Mandian village have subsisted comfortably off the forest for years, they are now unwilling to risk being fined, residents said.
From Reuters ● Mar. 16, 2021
But the pills are supposed to be taken on a full stomach, and instead the patients are making do with the same biscuits, bread and water they all have subsisted on since their arrival.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 5, 2019
A deep affection seems to have subsisted between the mother and the son.
From Art in England Notes and Studies by Dutton Cook
