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

The services side of the economy — hotels, restaurants, sports venues and so forth — employs most Americans.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 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 still feels like it's an on-edge lap and you're taking risks here and there and so forth.

From BBC ● Mar. 28, 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

She could have been an interior decorator, a good one, too, if it wasn't for the pressing demands of so on and so forth.

From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin

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