Phrase guide

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phrase · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

phrase

Meaning 1

Indicates that a list continues in a similar manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • Don't forget to pack weather items appropriate for the climate: sunscreen, rain gear, and so forth.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: and so on, etc., et cetera

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

continuing in the same way

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: and so on, etcetera, etc.

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Dates back at least to Old English and swā forþ.

Across languages

Translations

161 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: ensovoorts — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Albanian: dhe kështu — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Albanian: e të tjera — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Amharic: ወዘተ (wäzätä) — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Arabic: وَهٰكَذَا (wa-hākaḏā) — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Arabic: وَهَلُمَّ جَرًّا (wa-halumma jarran) — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Arabic: إِلَى آخِرِهِ (ʔilā ʔāḵirihi) — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Arabic: وَقِس عَلَى ذَلِك (waqis ʕalā ḏalik) — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Arabic: كذا (kaḏā) — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Aramaic: ܘܫܪܟܐ (wə-šarkā) — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Armenian: եւ այլն (ew ayln) — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Classical Armenian: եւ այլն (ew ayln) — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Asturian: etcétera — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Asturian: etcetra — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Azerbaijani: və sair — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Azerbaijani: və sairə — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Azerbaijani: ilaxır — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Belarusian: і гэ́так да́лей (i hétak dáljej) — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Bengali: ইত্যাদি (ittadi) — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Central Bikol: asin iba pa — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Central Bikol: asbp. — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Bulgarian: и тъй нататък (i tǎj natatǎk) — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Bulgarian: и така́ ната́тък (i taká natátǎk) — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Burmese: အာဒိဝန် (adi.wan) — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Catalan: etcètera — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Cebuano: ug uban pa — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Chinese Cantonese: 等等 — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Chinese: 等 (zh-min-nan) — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Chinese: 等等 (zh-min-nan) — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Chinese Mandarin: 什麼的 /什么的 (shénme de) — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Chinese Mandarin: 之類的 /之类的 (zhīlèi de) — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Chinese Mandarin: 等等 (děngděng) — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Chinese Mandarin: 等 (děng) — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Chinese Mandarin: 云云 (yúnyún) — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Czech: a tak dále — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Czech: a jiné — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Danish: og så videre — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Dutch: enzovoort — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Esperanto: kaj tiel plu — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Estonian: ja nii edasi — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Faroese: og so framvegis — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Finnish: ja niin edelleen — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Finnish: ynnä muuta — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • French: et cetera — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • French: et ainsi de suite — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • French: et tout et tout — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Galician: etcétera — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Galician: e así por diante — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Georgian: და ასე შემდეგ (da ase šemdeg) — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • German: und so weiter — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Greek: και ούτω καθεξής (kai oúto kathexís) — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Ancient Greek: καὶ τὰ λοιπά (kaì tà loipá) — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Ancient Greek: καὶ τὰ ὅμοια (kaì tà hómoia) — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Ancient Greek: καὶ πᾶν ὅτι τοιοῦτον (kaì pân hóti toioûton) — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Ancient Greek: καὶ τὰ ἑξῆς (kaì tà hexês) — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Ancient Greek: καὶ τὰ ἐοικότα (kaì tà eoikóta) — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Hebrew: וְכוּלֵּיהּ (v'chuléh) — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Hebrew: וְכוּלֵּי (v'chuléi) — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Hebrew: וְכַדּוֹמֶה (v'chadomé) — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Hebrew: וְכַיּוֹצֵא (v'chayotzé) — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Hindi: वग़ैरह (vaġairah) — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Hindi: इत्यादि (ityādi) — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Hungarian: satöbbi — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Icelandic: og svo framvegis — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Icelandic: og þar fram eftir götunum — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Icelandic: og þess háttar — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Ido: e cetere — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Ido: e ceteri — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Indonesian: dan sebagainya — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Ingrian: ja niin etes — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Irish: agus araile — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Irish: agus mar sin de — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Italian: eccetera — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Jamaican Creole: an' ray tay tay — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Jamaican Creole: an' rae tae tae — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Japanese: 等等 (tōtō) — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Japanese: 等々 (tōtō) — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Japanese: など (nado) — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Japanese: などなど (nadonado) — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Javanese: lan sapanunggalané — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Kazakh: тағы басқалары (tağy basqalary) — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Khmer: ៘ (la’) — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Korean: 등 (deung) — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Korean: 등등 (deungdeung) — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Korean: 기타 (gita) — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Northern Kurdish: û bi vî hawî û pêve — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Lao: ຯລຯ — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Lao: ຕໍ່ໆ (tǭ tǭ) — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Latin: et cetera — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Latin: et ita porro — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Latvian: un tā tālāk — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Lithuanian: ir taip toliau — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Macedonian: и така натаму (i taka natamu) — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Malay: dan lain-lain — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Malay: dan sebagainya — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Māori: ētahi atu — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Eastern Mari: тулеч моло (tuĺeč molo) — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Mongolian: гэх мэтчилэн (gex metčilen) — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Mongolian: гэхчлэн (gexčlen) — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Norwegian Bokmål: og så videre — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Norwegian Bokmål: et cetera — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: og så bortetter — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: og så vidare — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: et cetera — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Old English: and swā forþ — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Pannonian Rusyn: и так далєй (i tak daljej) — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Persian: و الخ (va elâ âxar) — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Persian: و غیره (va ġeyre) — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Polish: i tak dalej — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Polish: i tym podobne — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Portuguese: e assim por diante — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Portuguese: entre outros — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Portuguese: e assim vai — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Portuguese: e tal — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Portuguese: e por aí fora — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Portuguese: et cetera — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Romani: thaj but aver — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Romanian: și așa mai departe — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Romanian: etcetera — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Russian: и так да́лее (i tak dáleje) — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Russian: и тому́ подо́бное (i tomú podóbnoje) — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Sanskrit: इत्यादि (ityādi) — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Scottish Gaelic: mar sin air adhart — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Serbo-Croatian: и тако даље — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Serbo-Croatian: i tako dalje — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Sinhalese: ආදිය (ādiya) — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Slovak: a tak ďalej — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Slovene: in tako dalje — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Sotho: jwalo-jwalo — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Spanish: y así sucesivamente — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Spanish: y cosas semejantes — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Spanish: y eso — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Spanish: y todo eso — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Spanish: y tal — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Spanish: etcétera — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Swahili: kadhalika — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Swedish: och så vidare — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Swedish: etcetera — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Tagalog: at iba pa — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Tajik: ва ғайра (va ġayra) — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Thai: เป็นต้น (bpen-dtôn) — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Thai: และอื่นๆ — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Tigrinya: ወዘተረፈ (wäzätäräfä) — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Turkish: ve benzeri — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Ottoman Turkish: الی آخره (ila ahıra) — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Ottoman Turkish: و سائره (ve saire) — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Ottoman Turkish: و قس علی هذا (ve kıs ʼala haza) — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Ottoman Turkish: كذا و كذا (keza ve keza) — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Ukrainian: і так да́лі (i tak dáli) — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Ukrainian: і тому́ поді́бне (i tomú podíbne) — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Urdu: وغیرہ (vaġairah) — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Urdu: الخ (ilax) — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Uyghur: ۋە ھاكازالار (we hakazalar) — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Uyghur: قاتارلىقلار (qatarliqlar) — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Uzbek: va boshqalar — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Vietnamese: vân vân — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Welsh: ac yn y blaen — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Welsh: ac ati — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Yiddish: און אַזוי ווײַטער (un azoy vayter) — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Yoruba: àti bẹ́ẹ̀ bẹ́ẹ̀ lọ — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
  • Yoruba: àtàwọn-yòókù — indicates that a list continues in a similar manner