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as per en · ADP

Pronunciation

  • /ˌæz ˈpɝ/ (General-American)
  • /ˌæz ˈpɜː/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

c. 1782. From as + per

Meanings

  1. According to. ▸ Consistent with; in a way that is not discordant with.
    • Gentlemen—As per the rules of your Honorable Body, I advertised for bids for crockery, etc., that might be required by the various Cook County institutions from April 1st to June 30th, 1894, as per specifications on file in my office. 1895, C. Mamer, Official Proceedings of the Board of Commissioners of Cook County, Illinois. 1893/1894, page 403:
  2. According to. ▸ At the behest of; at the insistence of; by a command from; by the order of.
    • As per Captain Smith, no midshipman shall sit or linger in this area.
    • You must remake your bed, as per the inspector.

Deriveds

as per usual · as per the usual

Synonyms

in accordance with · following · per · per

Translations (13)

pl zgodnie z (according to) · vi theo (according to) · vi theo như (according to) · pt conforme (according to) · de laut (according to) · es según (according to) · fi mukaisesti (according to) · ru согла́сно (according to) · vi tuân theo (according to) · ru в соотве́тствии с (according to) · fr conformément à (according to) · arz وفقا لـ (according to) · ar وَفْقًا لِـ (according to)

as per en · ADV

Pronunciation

  • /ˌæz ˈpɝ/ (General-American)
  • /ˌæz ˈpɜː/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

c. 1782. From as + per

Meanings

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal, not-comparable) Ellipsis of as per usual.
    • The monument is just Poseidon being lazy, as per, and not keeping his city in order. You cannot be destroyed. 2024 August 29, Charlie Covell, 23:06 from the start, in Georgi Banks-Davies, director, Kaos, season 1, episode 1, spoken by Prometheus (Stephen Dillane), via Netflix:

Relateds

pursuant to