Talk:subsist
Latest comment: 3 years ago by Backinstadiums in topic (Transitive) maintain somebody or something
intransitive verb be attributable to sth ; be inherent[edit]
to have a particular thing as its reason or origin (formal) to reside in or consist of a particular thing (formal) Microsoft® Encarta® 2009
--Backinstadiums (talk) 17:26, 30 May 2020 (UTC)
(Transitive) maintain somebody or something[edit]
(Transitive) to support or maintain somebody or something by providing something that is needed, e.g. by supplying troops with food or businesses with capital (formal) --Backinstadiums (talk) 11:32, 7 October 2020 (UTC)