as of

preposition

: on, at, from

—used to indicate a time or date at which something begins or ends

takes effect as of July 1

As of now, it's difficult to tell in a cancer's early stage which patients have which kind of tumor.

—Melinda Beck

As of last year [2010], women held 51.4 percent of all managerial and professional positions, up from 26 percent in 1980 …

—Kate Bolick

Examples of as of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There have been 305 hate crimes reported in New York as of December 15, which is down 9% from last year when there were 334, according to the NYPD. —Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN Money, 18 Dec. 2025

Plus, Clarkson isn’t the only one who’s reaching for velvet as of late — Kate Middleton has also given the trend her sartorial stamp of approval. —Averi Baudler, PEOPLE, 17 Dec. 2025

There were no further details available as of Tuesday evening, but the pain was evident. —Jared Weiss, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2025

Walmart has closed almost 150 hypermarkets in China since 2020, with just 279 stores operational as of July, down from 412 in 2020. —Anniek Bao, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1781, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for as of

• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• dove
• glove
• love
• shove
• hereinabove

Kids Definition

as of

preposition

: on entry 1 sense 3, at

we begin work as of Tuesday

as of the moment, things are fine