Meanings
phrase
alternative asf
- idiomaticIndicates that a list continues in a similar manner.
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[David] Wain packs They Came Together with supporting characters, most of them variations on stock rom-com archetypes—the exes, the siblings, the co-workers, the yuppie parents, and so forth.
2014 June 26, A. A. Dowd, “Paul Rudd and Amy Poehler Spoof Rom-com Clichés in They Came Together”, in The A.V. Club, archived from the original on 07 Dec 2017
Synonyms & antonyms
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Dates back at least to Old English and swā forþ.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans ensovoorts
- ensovoortsindicates that a list continues in a similar manner
Ancient Greek καὶ τὰ λοιπά, καὶ τὰ ὅμοια
- καὶ τὰ λοιπά (kaì tà loipá)indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
- καὶ τὰ ὅμοια (kaì tà hómoia)indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
- καὶ πᾶν ὅτι τοιοῦτον (kaì pân hóti toioûton)indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
- καὶ τὰ ἑξῆς (kaì tà hexês)indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
- καὶ τὰ ἐοικότα (kaì tà eoikóta)indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
Arabic وَهٰكَذَا, وَهَلُمَّ جَرًّا
- وَهٰكَذَا (wa-hākaḏā)indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
- وَهَلُمَّ جَرًّا (wa-halumma jarran)indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
- إِلَى آخِرِهِ (ʔilā ʔāḵirihi)indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
- وَقِس عَلَى ذَلِك (waqis ʕalā ḏalik)indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
- كذا (kaḏā)indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
Bengali ইত্যাদি
- ইত্যাদি (ittadi)indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
Bulgarian и тъй нататък, и така́ ната́тък
- и тъй нататък (i tăj natatăk)indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
- и така́ ната́тък (i taká natátăk)indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
Catalan etcètera
- etcèteraindicates that a list continues in a similar manner
Chinese Cantonese 等等
- 等等indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
Chinese Mandarin 什麼的 /什么的, 之類的 /之类的
- 什麼的 /什么的 (shénme de)indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
- 之類的 /之类的 (zhīlèi de)indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
- 等等 (děngděng)indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
- 等 (děng)indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
- 云云 (yúnyún)indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
Czech a tak dále, a jiné
- a tak dáleindicates that a list continues in a similar manner
- a jinéindicates that a list continues in a similar manner
Danish og så videre
- og så videreindicates that a list continues in a similar manner
Dutch enzovoort, wat dies meer zij
- enzovoortindicates that a list continues in a similar manner
- wat dies meer zijindicates that a list continues in a similar manner
Esperanto kaj tiel plu
- kaj tiel pluindicates that a list continues in a similar manner
Estonian ja nii edasi
- ja nii edasiindicates that a list continues in a similar manner
Finnish ja niin edelleen, ynnä muuta
- ja niin edelleenindicates that a list continues in a similar manner
- ynnä muutaindicates that a list continues in a similar manner
French et cetera, et ainsi de suite
- et ceteraindicates that a list continues in a similar manner
- et ainsi de suiteindicates that a list continues in a similar manner
- et tout et toutindicates that a list continues in a similar manner
German und so weiter
- und so weiterindicates that a list continues in a similar manner
Greek και ούτω καθεξής, και τα λοιπά
- και ούτω καθεξής (kai oúto kathexís)indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
- και τα λοιπά (kai ta loipá)indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
Hebrew וְכוּלֵּיהּ, וְכוּלֵּי
- וְכוּלֵּיהּ (v'chuléh)indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
- וְכוּלֵּי (v'chuléi)indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
- וְכַדּוֹמֶה (v'chadomé)indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
- וְכַיּוֹצֵא (v'chayotzé)indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
Hindi वग़ैरह, इत्यादि
- वग़ैरह (vaġairah)indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
- इत्यादि (ityādi)indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
Hungarian satöbbi
- satöbbiindicates that a list continues in a similar manner
Icelandic og svo framvegis, og þar fram eftir götunum
- og svo framvegisindicates that a list continues in a similar manner
- og þar fram eftir götunumindicates that a list continues in a similar manner
- og þess háttarindicates that a list continues in a similar manner
Indonesian dan sebagainya
- dan sebagainyaindicates that a list continues in a similar manner
Irish agus araile, agus mar sin de
- agus araileindicates that a list continues in a similar manner
- agus mar sin deindicates that a list continues in a similar manner
Italian eccetera
- ecceteraindicates that a list continues in a similar manner
Japanese 等等, 等々
- 等等 (tōtō)indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
- 等々 (tōtō)indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
- など (nado)indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
- などなど (nadonado)indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
Korean 등, 등등
- 등 (deung)indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
- 등등 (deungdeung)indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
- 기타 (gita)indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
Latin et cetera, et ita porro
- et ceteraindicates that a list continues in a similar manner
- et ita porroindicates that a list continues in a similar manner
Latvian un tā tālāk
- un tā tālākindicates that a list continues in a similar manner
Lithuanian ir taip toliau
- ir taip toliauindicates that a list continues in a similar manner
Malay dan lain-lain, dan sebagainya
- dan lain-lainindicates that a list continues in a similar manner
- dan sebagainyaindicates that a list continues in a similar manner
Māori ētahi atu
- ētahi atuindicates that a list continues in a similar manner
Norwegian Bokmål og så videre, et cetera
- og så videreindicates that a list continues in a similar manner
- et ceteraindicates that a list continues in a similar manner
Persian و الخ, و غیره
- و الخ (va elâ âxar)indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
- و غیره (va ġeyre)indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
Polish i tak dalej, i tym podobne
- i tak dalejindicates that a list continues in a similar manner
- i tym podobneindicates that a list continues in a similar manner
Portuguese e assim por diante, entre outros
- e assim por dianteindicates that a list continues in a similar manner
- entre outrosindicates that a list continues in a similar manner
- e assim vaiindicates that a list continues in a similar manner
- e talindicates that a list continues in a similar manner
- e por aí foraindicates that a list continues in a similar manner
- et ceteraindicates that a list continues in a similar manner
Romanian și așa mai departe, etcetera
- și așa mai departeindicates that a list continues in a similar manner
- etceteraindicates that a list continues in a similar manner
Russian и так да́лее, и тому́ подо́бное
- и так да́лее (i tak dáleje)indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
- и тому́ подо́бное (i tomú podóbnoje)indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
Scottish Gaelic mar sin air adhart
- mar sin air adhartindicates that a list continues in a similar manner
Slovak a tak ďalej
- a tak ďalejindicates that a list continues in a similar manner
Spanish y así sucesivamente, y cosas semejantes
- y así sucesivamenteindicates that a list continues in a similar manner
- y cosas semejantesindicates that a list continues in a similar manner
- y esoindicates that a list continues in a similar manner
- y todo esoindicates that a list continues in a similar manner
- y talindicates that a list continues in a similar manner
- etcéteraindicates that a list continues in a similar manner
Swahili kadhalika
- kadhalikaindicates that a list continues in a similar manner
Swedish och så vidare, etcetera
- och så vidareindicates that a list continues in a similar manner
- etceteraindicates that a list continues in a similar manner
Tagalog at iba pa
- at iba paindicates that a list continues in a similar manner
Thai เป็นต้น, และอื่นๆ
- เป็นต้น (bpen-dtôn)indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
- และอื่นๆindicates that a list continues in a similar manner
Turkish ve benzeri
- ve benzeriindicates that a list continues in a similar manner
Ukrainian і так да́лі, і тому́ поді́бне
- і так да́лі (i tak dáli)indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
- і тому́ поді́бне (i tomú podíbne)indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
Urdu وغیرہ, الخ
- وغیرہ (vaġairah)indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
- الخ (ilax)indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
Vietnamese vân vân
- vân vânindicates that a list continues in a similar manner
Welsh ac yn y blaen, ac ati
- ac yn y blaenindicates that a list continues in a similar manner
- ac atiindicates that a list continues in a similar manner
Yiddish און אַזוי ווײַטער
- און אַזוי ווײַטער (un azoy vayter)indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
Cite this entry
APA
and so forth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/and%20so%20forth
MLA
“and so forth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/and%20so%20forth. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “and so forth,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/and%20so%20forth.
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