Phrase guide

as per

adv · prep · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌæz ˈpɜː/
  • General-American: /ˌæz ˈpɝ/

1

adv

Meaning 1

Ellipsis of as per usual.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal, not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

prep

Meaning 2

According to.

Consistent with; in a way that is not discordant with.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: in accordance with, per, following

Antonyms: none provided

3

prep

Meaning 3

According to.

At the behest of; at the insistence of; by a command from; by the order of.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • As per Captain Smith, no midshipman shall sit or linger in this area.
  • You must remake your bed, as per the inspector.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: per

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

c. 1782. From as + per

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: وَفْقًا لِـ (wafqan li-) — according to
  • Arabic: وفقا لـ (wefqan le-) — according to
  • Finnish: mukaisesti — according to
  • French: conformément à — according to
  • German: laut — according to
  • Polish: zgodnie z — according to
  • Portuguese: conforme — according to
  • Russian: согла́сно (soglásno) — according to
  • Russian: в соотве́тствии с (v sootvétstvii s) — according to
  • Spanish: conforme a — according to
  • Spanish: según — according to
  • Spanish: de acuerdo con — according to
  • Spanish: acorde a — according to
  • Vietnamese: theo như — according to
  • Vietnamese: theo — according to
  • Vietnamese: tuân theo — according to