respective

/ɹɪˈspɛktɪv/

adj 5

Collocations

ADJ.

faithful, high, known, left, popular, troubled

The two sisters returned to their respective homes after the wedding ceremony ended.

VERB + RESPECTIVE

climb, discuss, divorced, go, let's, respect, return, returned

Let's discuss our respective responsibilities for the household chores this week.

RESPECTIVE + NOUN

abode, aycliffe, career, classes, culture, homelands, homes, keepers

The students returned to their respective classes after the assembly ended.

PREP.

amongst, in, in

The team members returned to their respective offices in the afternoon to complete their work.

Definitions

adj

Relating to particular persons or things, each to each; particular; own.

They returned to their respective places of abode.

Adam and Novikovas swapped long-range efforts, neither of which troubled the respective keepers.

Noticing with attention; careful; wary.

c. 1559-1570, Edwin Sandys, letter to Bernard Gilpin But if you looke upon the estate of the church of England with a respective eye , you cannot with a good conscience refuse this charge imposed upon you

Looking toward; having reference to; relative, not absolute.

the respective connections of society

Fitted to awaken respect.

What should it be that he respects in her / But I can make respective in myself,

Rendering respect; respectful; regardful.

With a respective shame, rose, took us by the hands.

a. 1598, William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, instructions to his son Robert Cecil, when young With thy equals familiar, yet respective.

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Example Bank

They returned to their respective places of abode.

Wiktionary

Adam and Novikovas swapped long-range efforts, neither of which troubled the respective keepers.

Wiktionary

Hitachi and CAF have begun a staged return to work at their respective Newton Aycliffe and Newport factories, having reduced output following the COVID-19 outbreak.

Wiktionary

Go to your respective seats.

Tatoeba · #21752

Let's discuss the respective merits of the candidates.

Tatoeba · #39350

They went home to their respective houses.

Tatoeba · #305877

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, respective is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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