subsists is a form of:

Subsist



verbpast tense: subsisted ; past participle: subsisted ; present participle: subsisting ;
1.
(INTRANSITIVE) (~ on something) (to exist or continue to exist, to keep oneself alive, to continue to live [on or by]) នៅ, ឋិតនៅ, គង់នៅ, នៅជាធរមាន, គង់វង្សនៅ, រក្សាឱ្យឋិតឋេរ, subsist on one meal a day រស់នៅ, មានជីវិត, (Duty) subsists (in following orders) មាន (តែ)
2.
(បច្ចេកទេស) បន្តរស់, ស្ថិតនៅ
ENGLISH MEANING
verbpast tense: subsisted ; past participle: subsisted ; present participle: subsisting ;
1.
(INTRANSITIVE) To be; to have existence; to inhere.
2.
(INTRANSITIVE) To continue; to retain a certain state.
3.
(INTRANSITIVE) To be maintained with food and clothing; to be supported; to live.
4.
(TRANSITIVE) To support with provisions; to feed; to maintain; as, to subsist one's family.