Subsist – To obtain enough food or money to stay alive

(Pronounced suhb-sist)

To remember the definition of the word subsist, use the following mnemonic:

On the submarine, my sister (subsist) had just enough food to survive.

Examples of subsist in a sentence

I had to take a second job simply to subsist.

The prisoners were forced to subsist on very little food and water.

Jonah will have to subsist on ten pounds until his next payday.