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

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Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates had released little information as of late Wednesday. — Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2026 The shoes have been worn by Emily Blunt, Charlize Theron and Sarah Pidgeon, among other stars as of late. — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026 No operator, as of September 2026, leads on all of them at once. — Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026 On Polymarket, 24-hour trading volume traded is about three-quarters of open interest on its ether perpetual futures, and on industry leader Hyperliquid, 24-hour trading volume is just one third of open interest as of Wednesday morning. — Davis Giangiulio,ananya Chetia, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for as of

Word History

First Known Use

1781, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of as of was in 1781

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“As of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20of. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

Kids Definition

as of

preposition
: on entry 1 sense 3, at
we begin work as of Tuesday
as of the moment, things are fine
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