as for
English
Pronunciation
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Preposition
- Regarding; about; concerning.
- I can't teach that class today: I'm sick. As for the rest of the teachers, they are still on leave.
- 1943 November – 1944 February (date written; published 1945 August 17), George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], Animal Farm […], London: Secker & Warburg, published May 1962, →OCLC:
- As for the pigs, they could already read and write perfectly.
Usage notes
- As for is almost always put at the beginning of a sentence.
Synonyms
- as to, apropos; See also Thesaurus:about
Translations
regarding; about
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