How to Pronounce "subsist on"
expression
səbˈsɪst/ /ˈɑn/, /ˈɔn
sub-SIST awn
sʌbsˈɪst/ /ˈɒn
sub-SIST on
Definition
To manage to stay alive using only a very small or limited resource, usually food or money.
IPA Transcription
American English
səbˈsɪst/ /ˈɑn/, /ˈɔn
British English
sʌbsˈɪst/ /ˈɒn
Simplified Pronunciation
US
sub-SIST awn
UK
sub-SIST on
Listen in Context
Many poor families subsist on rice and beans.
During the war, people had to subsist on very little food.
Some animals subsist on only plants.
He had to subsist on instant noodles for a whole month.