English · Idiom Candidate

and so forth

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Used to indicate more items in a list without naming them

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Dùng để chỉ ra nhiều mục trong danh sách mà không cần nêu

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Literally: and so onward

Where it’s used: Used Widespread English

Examples

I like reading books, watching movies, playing sports, and so forth

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

Sources & notes

Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.

Equivalents & related

Near equivalent vân vân và mây mây and so on and so forth; et cetera Tiếng Việt Near equivalent này kia khác nọ and whatnot; and stuff; and all that; and things/stuff like that; and so on and so forth; what have you; you name it Tiếng Việt

Common questions

What does “and so forth” mean?

Used to indicate more items in a list without naming them Literally: and so onward

Is “and so forth” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

What is the closest equivalent?

“vân vân và mây mây” (Tiếng Việt) — near equivalent.