Respective means: adj. Respectively; respective.

Respective means: adj. Respectively; respective. The example sentence of respective is used as an adjective (adj.) Hedrovethembothtotheirrespectivehomes. He drove them to their homes respectively. The pronunciation of respective is English [r_'spekt_v]; American [r_'spekt_v].

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adj. (adjective) respective respective respective respective worthy of respectable attention 2. Double explanation meaning

adj. (adjective) [A] respective, each of for each one; particularandseparate 3. English interpretation

Adjective: consideredindividually; "therespectiveclubmembers"

" specialistsintheirseveralfields"

"thevariousreportsallagreed"

IV. Examples

Hedrovethembothtotheirrespectivehomes.

He drove them to their homes respectively.

The three men were given workaccording to theirrespective abilities.

The three men were assigned jobs according to theirrespective abilities.

Productnameistrademarkorregisteredtrademarkoftheirrespectiveowner.

Product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

5. Common Sentence Patterns

Used as adjective (adj.) and used as attributive ~ n. He and Ia each going to visit our respective teachers.

He and I are going to visit our respective teachers. teacher. The three menwere given workaccordingtotheirrespectiveabilities.

The three men were assigned work according to theirrespective abilities. 6. Vocabulary collocations

Used as adjectives (adj.)~ nouns respectivedormitories respective dormitories respectiveduties everyone’s responsibilities respective profession everyone’s occupation respectiveranks everyone’s level 7. Etymology explanation

☆Enter English in the mid-15th century, directly derived from medieval Latin respectivus, meaning to value.

Relevant synonyms of respective

own, personal, separate, several

Related synonyms of respective

respectively, respectful, respectdelay, respectiveranks, respectduties, respectivedealing, respectiveteaching ,respectiveinterests,respectivevictories,respectivebehaviour,respectivelabortime,respectiveprofession

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