and so forth

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [and soh fawrth, fohrth]
- /ænd soʊ fɔrθ, foʊrθ/
- /ənd ˈsəʊ fɔːθ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [and soh fawrth, fohrth]
- /ænd soʊ fɔrθ, foʊrθ/

Definitions of and so forth words

noun and so forth and so on; and other such things; et cetera 3
noun and so forth an added condition, stipulation, detail, or particular: He accepted the job, no ands or buts about it. 1
noun and so forth conjunction (def 5b). 1
idioms and so forth and so forth, and the like; and others; et cetera: We discussed traveling, sightseeing, and so forth. 1
idioms and so forth and so on, and more things or others of a similar kind; and the like: It was a summer filled with parties, picnics, and so on. 1
noun and so forth Both and and but, and to a lesser extent or and so, are common as transitional words at the beginnings of sentences in all types of speech and writing: General Jackson thought the attack would come after darkness. And he was right. Any objection to this practice probably stems from the overuse of such sentences by inexperienced writers. When one of these words begins a sentence or an independent clause within a sentence, it is not followed by a comma unless the comma is one of a pair setting off a parenthetical element that follows: John is popular, and he seems to be well adjusted. But, appearances to the contrary, he is often depressed. See also and/or, et cetera, try. 1

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Origin of and so forth

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English; Old English and, ond; cognate with Old Saxon, Old High German ant, Old Frisian, Gothic and, Icelandic and-; akin to German und, Dutch en, Sanskrit anti

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Parts of speech for And so forth

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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and so forth popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for and so forth

adv and so forth

thus — in the way just indicated; in this way: Stated thus, the problem seems trivial.
thus — in the way just indicated; in this way: Stated thus, the problem seems trivial.

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