and so forth

Idioms  

1. Also, and so on. And more of the same, also, and others. For example, At the mall, we shopped, had lunch, shopped some more, and so forth, or She planned to buy an entire outfit in blue—dress, shoes, hat, and so on. The first term dates from the late 1500s, the variant from the early 1700s. Also see and the like.

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and so forth

"But then we see other countries like Indonesia, India, Bangladesh, and so forth, which are not catching up," Szymanski observes.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

The service side of the economy — banks, retailers, hospitals and so forth — employs most Americans.

From MarketWatch ● May 21, 2026

By nature, a play changes from performance to performance, depending on the director, players, designers and so forth, while keeping the text intact.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026

It can analyze all your corporate data to help you make better decisions about which products to launch, what expenses to cut, which trendlines competitors are seeing, and so forth.

From Barron's ● Mar. 27, 2026

The use of music to build characters through sound expression; create tension in the narrative; highlight important moments in the plot, and so forth, are examples of the high compatibility between words and music.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

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