Continue and Linger

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Continue verb - To remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state.

Usage example: the heavy snow continued throughout the night

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Linger is a synonym for continue in remain topic. In some cases you can use "Linger" instead a verb "Continue", when it comes to topics like persist.

Linger verb - To move or act slowly.

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Continue is a synonym for linger in remain topic. You can use "Continue" instead a verb "Linger", if it concerns topics such as persist.

Nearby Words: lingering, lingerer

way	continue way	linger way
plans	continue plans	linger plans

As documented in Useless Useful Spells, these effects are almost always going to get used on you, thanks to the fact that they tend to linger and continue to hurt you outside of battle; unlike you, enemies always show up for battle in full health.

Source: Standard Status Effects
Some of the Trolls die and continue to linger in pseudo-purgatory and provide advice for the remaining players.

Source: Spirit Advisor
Later hardware revisions would, again, prove to be considerably more reliable (although the ghost of "bum drives" would continue to linger throughout the console's run).

Source: Useful Notes / PlayStation 2

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