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

At least 27 of those permanent turbines were under construction as of July, according to MDEQ. — Austyn Gaffney, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2026

FanDuel Sportsbook, as of Tuesday evening, has the Panthers with the longest odds of winning the NFC South of anyone (+340). — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2026

The other three people remained hospitalized as of Tuesday, with two of them in critical condition. — James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2026

For example, as of Wednesday afternoon, the iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF (IEF) is down more than 4% so far this year, excluding dividends. — Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026

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