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AND SO FORTH
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I. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Continuing in the same way
Synonyms:
and so forth; and so on; etc.; etcetera
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Context examples:
I am perfectly acquainted with the play, I assure you; and with a very few omissions, and so forth, which will be made, of course, I can see nothing objectionable in it; and I am not the only young woman you find who thinks it very fit for private representation.
(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)
I had been in agony to obtain some knowledge of the circumstances in which my Dora would be placed—as, in whose guardianship, and so forth—and this was something towards it.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
The time from December 19 to January 3 will be a great time to buy new clothes and find ways to refresh your appearance, for Venus will see to it that you find beautiful wardrobe options and will enjoy the results of experts you hire (hairstylist, esthetician, barber, Botox doctor, and so forth).
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
Thus, the pair of lovers could be jarred apart by misunderstood motives, by accident of fate, by jealous rivals, by irate parents, by crafty guardians, by scheming relatives, and so forth and so forth; they could be reunited by a brave deed of the man lover, by a similar deed of the woman lover, by change of heart in one lover or the other, by forced confession of crafty guardian, scheming relative, or jealous rival, by voluntary confession of same, by discovery of some unguessed secret, by lover storming girl's heart, by lover making long and noble self-sacrifice, and so on, endlessly.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
The assistance he thought of, I dare say, was only such as might be reasonably expected of you; for instance, such as looking out for a comfortable small house for them, helping them to move their things, and sending them presents of fish and game, and so forth, whenever they are in season.
(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)
'How could he contrive to come? And how could it be supposed that his uncle and aunt would spare him again?' and so forth—I always felt that something would happen in our favour; and so it has, you see.
(Emma, by Jane Austen)
She is at present apprenticed, Miss Mowcher, or articled, or whatever it may be, to Omer and Joram, Haberdashers, Milliners, and so forth, in this town.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
Certainly, your partner will be contributing much in terms of advice, expertise, and so forth, and for that reason, you may not be thinking about or watching the financials—you need to do so, if only as a precaution.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
Those I.O.U.'s, and so forth, which Mr. Micawber gave him for the advances he had— “Well! They must be paid,” said my aunt.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
I am glad you think so, Copperfield, rejoined Traddles, because, without any imputation on the Reverend Horace, I do think parents, and brothers, and so forth, are sometimes rather selfish in such cases.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
