as for

Idioms  

1. Also, as to. With regard to, concerning. For example, As for dessert, I'd better skip it today and We are not sure as to how to pay the bill. A particularly well-known use of this idiom is in Patrick Henry's speech before the Virginia Convention in 1775: “As for me, give me liberty or give me death.” Also see as to.

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Example Sentences

But as for Donut Lab’s claims of being first, the world’s biggest battery maker begs to differ.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

Knowing how this process depends on atomic arrangement and motion is essential for accurately modeling radiation damage in water and in biological environments, as well as for interpreting ultrafast X-ray experiments.

From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026

Ostensibly, the proposition appears like a win-win for UK universities facing severe fiscal pressures at home, as well as for Indian students starved of quality education locally.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

Remember, plenty of viewers saw that arrest; as for how many wondered what led to it, who knows?

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

But as for study, the prince must read histories and in them consider the deeds of excellent men.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli