etc.

American  

abbreviation

1. and others; and so forth; and so on (used to indicate that more of the same sort or class might have been mentioned, but for brevity have been omitted).

   You can leave your coats, umbrellas, etc., at the door.

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etc. British  

abbreviation

1. et cetera

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Etymology

Origin of etc.

Shortening of et cetera

Example Sentences

By shining lasers through the material and studying how the reflected light changed in color, wavelength, etc., they confirmed that chiral phonons in quartz produce a significant magnetic field.

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026

A city like New York or Chicago, with the Chrysler Building, the Bean, etc., has landmarks that exist in the world’s popular consciousness.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

And so the tents began to come down, and the suitcases, shopping carts, wagons, bicycles, etc., began to fill up.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

Citrini views those — power generation equipment, grid infrastructure, copper miners and nuclear, etc. — largely “priced for the perfection” and facing impossible real-world constraints.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 12, 2026

He then made me memorize the words twenty, thirty, forty, etc., then told me to add one, two, three, and so on.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright