and so forth

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and so forth

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Dates back at least to Old English and swā forþ.

phrase asf

  1. idiomatic Indicates that a list continues in a similar manner. Don't forget to pack weather items appropriate for the climate: sunscreen, rain gear, and so forth.

    Similar: and so on, etc., et cetera

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phrase indicates that a list continues in a similar manner

Españoly así sucesivamente, y cosas semejantes, y eso, y todo eso, y tal, etcétera
한국어등 deung, 등등 deungdeung, 기타 gita
日本語等等 tōtō, 等々 tōtō, など nado, などなど nadonado
中文什麼的 /什么的 shénme de, 之類的 /之类的 zhīlèi de, 等等 děngděng, 等 děng, 云云 yúnyún
हिन्दीवग़ैरह vaġairah, इत्यादि ityādi
Kiswahilikadhalika
Portuguêse assim por diante, entre outros, e assim vai, e tal, e por aí fora, et cetera
Françaiset cetera, et ainsi de suite, et tout et tout
Deutschund so weiter
Italianoeccetera
Ελληνικάκαι ούτω καθεξής kai oúto kathexís, και τα λοιπά kai ta loipá
Românăși așa mai departe, etcetera
Русскийи так да́лее i tak dáleje, и тому́ подо́бное i tomú podóbnoje
Tiếng Việtvân vân
العربيةوَهٰكَذَا wa-hākaḏā, وَهَلُمَّ جَرًّا wa-halumma jarran, إِلَى آخِرِهِ ʔilā ʔāḵirihi, وَقِس عَلَى ذَلِك waqis ʕalā ḏalik, كذا kaḏā
עבריתוְכוּלֵּיהּ v'chuléh, וְכוּלֵּי v'chuléi, וְכַדּוֹמֶה v'chadomé, וְכַיּוֹצֵא v'chayotzé

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@misc{and_so_forth_2026,
  title = {and so forth},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/and%20so%20forth},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}