as for (someone or something)
On the topic of; regarding. As for my sleep, it's been a bit restless lately. Greg is coming tonight. As for Judy, I'm not sure—she never replied to my invitation. A: "Have you reconciled with them?" B: "I have with Betty. As for Jon, that jerk has no place in my life anymore!"
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as for someone or something
and as to someone or somethingregarding someone or something. As for the mayor, he can pay for his own dinner. As for this chair, there is nothing to do but throw it away.
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as for
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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