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

The Bakersfield Police Department said two hostages had been safely released and that all remaining individuals were in good health as of Tuesday evening. —Greg Wehner , Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026

But as of Tuesday evening, Wasserman Schultz’s opponents had yet to agree on who should carry that torch. —Miami Herald, 3 June 2026

Jean Saint Cyr and Brand remained hospitalized as of Friday. —Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 2 June 2026

Kyiv has targeted a number of oil refineries in Russia as of late. —Tiago Ventura, Time, 2 June 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