subsisting

Meanings

• verb

  Continuing to exist or live; surviving

  - "Despite the hardships, the community managed to subsist on very little."
  - "The plant was able to subsist without water for several days."
  - "Many animals in the wild subsist by eating only what they can find."

• verb

  Exist or live; survive

  - "The plant subsists on water and sunlight."
  - "People in the region subsist on farming and fishing."
  - "The species of bird subsists mainly on insects."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with subsisting
persist , exist , resist , coexist

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Variants

List of all variants of subsisting that leads to same result
subsist , subsisted , subsisting , subsists , self-subsisting , subsist on , subsisted on , subsisting on , subsists on

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Etymology

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From the Latin 'subsistere' - to stand under, to remain standing, to last

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Trivia

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1. The word 'subsisting' is often used in scientific and philosophical contexts to describe the fundamental nature of existence.

2. In mathematics, a subsisting sequence is a sequence that continues to exist beyond a certain point.

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Related Concepts

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1. Existence: The state of being or the fact of having existence, being in being or occurring in the world or in the universe.

2. Survival: The ability to continue to live or exist, especially in spite of difficult conditions.

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Culture

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The word 'subsisting' has been used extensively in literature and art to describe the struggle for survival and existence. In music, it is often used metaphorically to describe the continuation of a melody or rhythm.

How to Memorize "subsisting"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a plant or a person continuing to exist or live in difficult conditions

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the idea of survival and existence

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'S-U-B-S-I-S-T-I-N-G' to remember the meaning: 'Surviving Under Basic Situations In Nature's Glory'

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