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- Dictionaryrespective/rɪˈspɛktɪv/
adjective
- 1. belonging or relating separately to each of two or more people or things: "they chatted about their respective childhoods"
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Respective means relating or belonging to each of the separate people or things you have just mentioned. Learn how to use this adjective with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus and other sources.
Respective means particular, separate, or different. Learn how to use it in a sentence, see synonyms, examples, and word history.
Respective means relating or belonging separately to the individual people or things you have just mentioned. Learn how to use this word in different contexts, see synonyms and related words, and explore its origin and usage in British and American English.
Respective definition: pertaining individually or severally to each of a number of persons, things, etc.; particular. See examples of RESPECTIVE used in a sentence.
Respective means relating to each person or thing individually or separately. Learn how to use this word in different contexts, synonyms, antonyms, and translations.
Respective means relating or belonging to each of the separate people or things you have just mentioned. Learn how to use this adjective in sentences and find translations in different languages.
When two people each have something of their own, it's their respective thing. In a boxing match, the opponents each start in their respective or individual corners. Respective comes from the Latin respectivus meaning "having regard for." Everyone has regard for what's respectively theirs.
