subsist
verb (used without object)
to exist; continue in existence.
will subsist
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future tenseof subsist.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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In the meantime, the system will subsist on the overtaxed boats of yesteryear.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 10, 2023
Fall is critical for bears, who spend the season bulking up and eating for most of their days in preparation for hibernation when they will subsist on the fat they build up.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 31, 2023
The Isle of Wight impressively recycles 50% of its household waste, so the gasification plant will subsist on the other half, the so-called residual waste.
From Time Magazine Archive
On this, as well as on all questions of a similar nature, a great diversity of opinions will subsist.
From An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Germain Garnier
Their horses also will subsist entirely on the grass of the plains, so that there is no need to carry store of barley or straw or oats; and they are very docile to their riders.
From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Henry Yule
