subsist

• Verb, das die Handlung bezeichnet, das eigene Dasein zu erhalten oder zu sichern, besonders auf einem minimalen Niveau, oder weiterhin zu existieren.

A verb used to indicate the act of maintaining or supporting oneself, especially at a minimal level, or to continue to exist.

1. B2formal

   To maintain or support oneself, especially at a minimal level, often with limited resources.

   Sich ernähren

   • They subsisted on a diet of rice and beans.
   • He managed to subsist on his small pension.
   • The family subsisted by farming a small plot of land.

   Synonymeexistget bykeep goinglivesurvive