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

Records show Bryant remains in custody at the Cuyahoga County Corrections Center as of publication. —Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026

Trump turns 80 on June 14, and his wife is 56 as of Sunday. —David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 28 Apr. 2026

The Catholic Charities received $11 million from HHS in fiscal year 2025, according to federal spending data, but the award ended as of March 31. —Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026

Federal Reserve data shows about 18% of companies had adopted AI tools as of the end of 2025, a 68% growth in the adoption rate since September 2025. —Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 28 Apr. 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