on ile geçinmek; ile yaşamak

Turkish - English

Definition of on ile geçinmek; ile yaşamak in Turkish English dictionary

{f} subsist

To survive on a minimum of resources

With her current income, Janet cannot thrive, she can only subsist.

{v} to continue, to have the means to live

to be maintained or sustained

support oneself; "he could barely exist on such a low wage"; "Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?"; "Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day"

{f} exist, live; stay alive

To support with provisions; to feed; to maintain; as, to subsist one's family

To continue; to retain a certain state

To be maintained with food and clothing; to be supported; to live

If people subsist, they are just able to obtain the food or money that they need in order to stay alive. The prisoners subsisted on one mug of the worst quality porridge three times a day

To be; to have existence; to inhere

Hyphenation

on i·le ge·çin·mek; i·le ya·şa·mak