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

Damen struggled with defence ministry demands for submissions to be on paper as well as for documentation to be in German, the paper reported in April, citing industry sources.

From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026

And as for your Full Retirement Age, it is age 67 for anyone born in or after 1960.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 18, 2026

The stakes are high for investors trying to make sense of the numbers, as well as for passive index investors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026

That behavior appears to conflict with Newton's third law, the famous action and reaction principle often summarized as "for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction."

From Science Daily • Jun. 16, 2026

The little boy had been portrayed well, but as for the rest...the less said the better.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank