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 project does not appear to have been filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation as of Thursday, but an affiliated project's TDLR filings offer more insights into the site development plans. —Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 21 Mar. 2026

The pause applies to Iranian oil loaded on ships as of Friday and is set to end April 19. —Arkansas Online, 21 Mar. 2026

The average tax refund this year is higher by about $350, or nearly 11%, when compared to last year, according to the latest Internal Revenue Service data as of March 6. —Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026

Authorities have not released an update on her condition as of Friday morning. —Trevor Sochocki, CBS News, 20 Mar. 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