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English to English verb
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support oneself |  | Example: he could barely exist on such a low wage
Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?
Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day
source: wordnet30
| 2 |
To be; to have existence; to inhere. | | source: webster1913
| 3 |
To support with provisions; to feed; to maintain; as, to subsist one's family. | | source: webster1913
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