adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ɹɪˈspɛktɪvli/
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CMU ARPABET:R IH0 S P EH1 K T IH0 V L IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adv
Meaning 1
In a relative manner; often used when comparing array lists, where the term denotes that the items in the lists correspond to each other in the order they are given.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Serena Williams and Roger Federer won the women's and men's singles titles, respectively, at the 2010 Australian Open.
The 49th and 50th states of the United States of America are Alaska and Hawaii, respectively.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adverb
Meaning 2
in the order given
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the brothers were called Felix and Max, respectively
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: severally
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English respective Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English respectively From respective + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
41 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Basque:
hurrenez hurren
— in a relative manner
Bulgarian:
съответно
(sǎotvetno)
— in a relative manner
Catalan:
respectivament
— in a relative manner
Chinese Mandarin:
分別 /分别
(fēnbié)
— in a relative manner
Chinese Mandarin:
各自
(gèzì)
— in a relative manner
Chinese Mandarin:
各個 /各个
(gègè)
— in a relative manner
Czech:
v daném pořadí
— in a relative manner
Czech:
po řadě
— in a relative manner
Danish:
henholdsvis
— in a relative manner
Dutch:
respectievelijk
— in a relative manner
Esperanto:
respektive
— in a relative manner
Estonian:
vastavalt
— in a relative manner
Finnish:
vastaavasti
— in a relative manner
French:
respectivement
— in a relative manner
Galician:
respectivamente
— in a relative manner
Georgian:
შესაბამისად
(šesabamisad)
— in a relative manner
German:
beziehungsweise
— in a relative manner
German:
jeweils
— in a relative manner
Greek:
αντιστοίχως
(antistoíchos)
— in a relative manner
Hebrew:
בהתאמה
(b'hat'amá)
— in a relative manner
Hindi:
यथाक्रम
(yathākram)
— in a relative manner
Hungarian:
rendre
— in a relative manner
Irish:
faoi seach
— in a relative manner
Italian:
rispettivamente
— in a relative manner
Japanese:
それぞれ
(sorezore)
— in a relative manner
Japanese:
各々
(onoono)
— in a relative manner
Korean:
각각
(gakgak)
— in a relative manner
Latvian:
attiecīgi
— in a relative manner
Malayalam:
യഥാക്രമം
(yathākramaṁ)
— in a relative manner
Norwegian Bokmål:
henholdsvis
— in a relative manner
Norwegian Nynorsk:
høvesvis
— in a relative manner
Polish:
odpowiednio
— in a relative manner
Portuguese:
respectivamente
— in a relative manner
Portuguese:
respetivamente
— in a relative manner
Russian:
соотве́тственно
(sootvétstvenno)
— in a relative manner
Russian:
в указанном порядке
(v ukazannom porjadke)
— in a relative manner
Russian:
соответствующим образом
(sootvetstvujuščim obrazom)
— in a relative manner
Spanish:
respectivamente
— in a relative manner
Spanish:
respective
— in a relative manner
Swedish:
respektive
— in a relative manner
Ukrainian:
відпові́дно
(vidpovídno)
— in a relative manner
