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Definitions for RESPECTIVELY
rɪˈspɛk tɪv lire·spec·tive·ly

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. respectively, severallyadverb

    in the order given

    "the brothers were called Felix and Max, respectively"

Wiktionary

  1. respectivelyadverb

    In a relative manner; often used when comparing lists, where the term denotes that the items in the lists correspond to each other in the order they are given.

    Serena Williams and Roger Federer won the women's and men's singles titles, respectively, at the 2010 Australian Open.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Respectivelyadverb

    Etymology: from respective.

    The interruption of trade between the English and Flemish began to pinch the merchants of both nations, which moved them by all means to dispose their sovereigns respectively to open the intercourse again. Francis Bacon.

    The impressions from the objects of the senses do mingle respectively every one with his kind. Francis Bacon, Natural History.

    Good and evil are in morality, as the East and West are in the frame of the world, founded in and divided by that fixed and unalterable situation, which they have respectively in the whole body of the universe. Robert South, Sermons.

    The principles of those governments are respectively disclaimed and abhorred by all the men of sense and virtue in both parties. Joseph Addison, Freeholder, №. 54.

    If there had been no other choice, but that Adam had been left to the universal, Moses would not then have said, eastward in Eden, seeing the world hath not East nor West, but respectively. Walter Raleigh, History of the World.

    Among the ministers themselves, one being so far in estimation above the rest, the voices of the rest were likely to be given for the most part respectively with a kind of secret dependency. Richard Hooker, Preface.

    Honest Flaminius, you are very respectively welcome. William Shakespeare.

ChatGPT

  1. respectively

    Respectively is an adverb used to indicate that things you have just mentioned are to be associated or allocated in the same order as they were originally listed. It is often used to avoid repetition and make a description or instruction clearer.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Respectivelyadverb

    as relating to each; particularly; as each belongs to each; as each refers to each in order; as, let each man respectively perform his duty

  2. Respectivelyadverb

    relatively; not absolutely

  3. Respectivelyadverb

    partially; with respect to private views

  4. Respectivelyadverb

    with respect; regardfully

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'RESPECTIVELY' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3020

  2. Adverbs Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'RESPECTIVELY' in Adverbs Frequency: #233

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of RESPECTIVELY in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of RESPECTIVELY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of RESPECTIVELY in a Sentence

  1. Donald Trump:

    Steve Bannon and Reince Preibus, then the White House chief strategist and chief of staff, respectively. Kushner’s role also tasked Trumpsaidto Kushner with executing Trump’s agenda. Trumpsaidto Kushner was a senior adviser on President Trump's campaign and reportedly worked closely with Steve Bannon, who would briefly become Steve Bannon and Reince Preibus. ( Reuters/Mike Segar) [ Kushner ] has been incredibly successful, in both business and now politics. He will be an invaluable member of my team as I set and execute an ambitious agenda, putting the American people first.

  2. American Airlines:

    With US Airways merged into American Airlines and U.S. Airways Group merged into American Airlines Group, all of their obligations( including debts and liabilities) become the obligations of American Airlines and American Airlines Group, respectively.

  3. Anastasia Voronkova:

    The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan claimed 17,000 and 16,000 lives respectively in 2016, although in lethality they were surpassed by conflicts in Mexico City and Central America, which have received much less attention from the media and the international community.

  4. Kevin McAleenan:

    This stark and increasing shift to more vulnerable populations, combined with the overwhelming numbers, and inadequate capacity to detain families and children at ICE and Health and Human Services, respectively, is creating a humanitarian crisis.

  5. Hammad Aman:

    After the news circulated in the market that their debt restructuring deal had failed, Dewan Cement Ltd and Dewan Farooque Motors Ltd continued to decline by 3.6 and 2.8 percent, respectively.

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