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Definition of respective in English: respectiveadjective rɪˈspɛktɪvrəˈspɛktɪv attributive Belonging or relating separately to each of two or more people or things. 各自的,分别的 they chatted about their respective childhoods 他们聊起了各自的童年。 Example sentencesExamples - All lyrics used at the beginning of each chapter belong to their respective songwriters.
- To my mind, all four represent their respective artists at their creative peak.
- He said they should be removed from their respective positions as soon as possible.
- We were sent papers independently to read in advance, to come to a meeting for us to share our respective views.
- We discuss the news and agree to keep in touch by telephone and then disperse to our respective apartments.
- Both of these explanations have been refined and drawn out by adherents of the respective theories.
- I called my sister and mom to make sure that everyone was safe in their respective homes.
- Hardly any of the games are supported by their respective local authorities.
- Moreover, all of them finished in the top dozen of their respective events.
- There are great prizes to be won by both the children and their respective schools.
- Maybe the respective disciplines have differing aims anyway and can't be synthesised?
- In fact the two cousins have gone very separate routes in amassing their respective fortunes.
- Both were child prodigies in chess, quickly rising to their respective nations' top slots.
- We were both starting out in our respective careers which happened to be in the same field.
- The paths that landed the two men in their respective positions are markedly different.
- These developments have met with a mixed reaction in the respective countries.
- Though similar points are raised in respect of each of them their respective terms are different.
- Reviews suggest that they're good, but not the best in their respective series.
- Here, the conduct of the parties and their respective interests are relevant.
- This requires a review of current antenatal education and the respective roles of caregivers.
Synonyms separate, personal, own, particular, individual, specific, special, corresponding, relevant, appropriate, different, various, several
OriginLate Middle English (in the sense 'relative, comparative'): from medieval Latin respectivus, from respect- 'regarded, considered', from the verb respicere (see respect), reinforced by French respectif, -ive. Definition of respective in US English: respectiveadjectiverəˈspɛktɪvrəˈspektiv attributive Belonging or relating separately to each of two or more people or things. 各自的,分别的 they chatted about their respective childhoods 他们聊起了各自的童年。 Example sentencesExamples - We were both starting out in our respective careers which happened to be in the same field.
- Maybe the respective disciplines have differing aims anyway and can't be synthesised?
- Both were child prodigies in chess, quickly rising to their respective nations' top slots.
- Reviews suggest that they're good, but not the best in their respective series.
- I called my sister and mom to make sure that everyone was safe in their respective homes.
- He said they should be removed from their respective positions as soon as possible.
- Though similar points are raised in respect of each of them their respective terms are different.
- Here, the conduct of the parties and their respective interests are relevant.
- We were sent papers independently to read in advance, to come to a meeting for us to share our respective views.
- In fact the two cousins have gone very separate routes in amassing their respective fortunes.
- Both of these explanations have been refined and drawn out by adherents of the respective theories.
- We discuss the news and agree to keep in touch by telephone and then disperse to our respective apartments.
- This requires a review of current antenatal education and the respective roles of caregivers.
- The paths that landed the two men in their respective positions are markedly different.
- Moreover, all of them finished in the top dozen of their respective events.
- These developments have met with a mixed reaction in the respective countries.
- There are great prizes to be won by both the children and their respective schools.
- All lyrics used at the beginning of each chapter belong to their respective songwriters.
- Hardly any of the games are supported by their respective local authorities.
- To my mind, all four represent their respective artists at their creative peak.
Synonyms separate, personal, own, particular, individual, specific, special, corresponding, relevant, appropriate, different, various, several
OriginLate Middle English (in the sense ‘relative, comparative’): from medieval Latin respectivus, from respect- ‘regarded, considered’, from the verb respicere (see respect), reinforced by French respectif, -ive. |