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I'd like to think that my films are personal enough to exist without hearkening back to their respective novels.
Frank Darabont

Meaning of "respective" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RESPECTIVE

respective  [rɪˈspɛktɪv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RESPECTIVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Respective is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES RESPECTIVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of respective in the English dictionary

The definition of respective in the dictionary is belonging or relating separately to each of several people or things; several.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RESPECTIVE


affective
əˈfɛktɪv
circumspective
ˌsɜːkəmˈspɛktɪv
collective
kəˈlɛktɪv
corrective
kəˈrɛktɪv
defective
dɪˈfɛktɪv
detective
dɪˈtɛktɪv
directive
dɪˈrɛktɪv
effective
ɪˈfɛktɪv
ineffective
ˌɪnɪˈfɛktɪv
inspective
ɪnˈspɛktɪv
introspective
ˌɪntrəˈspɛktɪv
irrespective
ˌɪrɪˈspɛktɪv
objective
əbˈdʒɛktɪv
perspective
pəˈspɛktɪv
prospective
prəˈspɛktɪv
protective
prəˈtɛktɪv
reflective
rɪˈflɛktɪv
retrospective
ˌrɛtrəʊˈspɛktɪv
selective
sɪˈlɛktɪv
subjective
səbˈdʒɛktɪv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RESPECTIVE

respecify
respect
respectabilise
respectability
respectabilize
respectable
respectableness
respectably
respectant
respected
respecter
respectful
respectfully
Respectfully yours
respectfulness
respecting
respectively
respectiveness
respectless
respects

WORDS THAT END LIKE RESPECTIVE

active
addictive
adjective
alternative
attractive
conductive
constrictive
constructive
cost-effective
destructive
distinctive
inactive
interactive
predictive
proactive
productive
radioactive
reactive
reproductive
restrictive
seductive

Synonyms and antonyms of respective in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «RESPECTIVE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «respective» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of respective

Translation of «respective» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RESPECTIVE

Find out the translation of respective to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of respective from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «respective» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

各自的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

respectivo
570 millions of speakers

English

respective
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

संबंधित
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

соответствующий
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

respectivo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নিজ নিজ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

respectif
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Masing-masing
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

jeweilig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

それぞれの
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

각각의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Masing
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tương ứng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அந்தந்த
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

संबंधित
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sırasıyla
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rispettivo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

odpowiedni
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

відповідний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

respectiv
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αντίστοιχων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onderskeie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

respektive
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

respektive
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of respective

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RESPECTIVE»

The term «respective» is very widely used and occupies the 3.826 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RESPECTIVE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about respective

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10 QUOTES WITH «RESPECTIVE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word respective.
1
Samina Baig
I want to tell women in developing countries that they are as powerful as their male counterparts, and they can play an equal role in their respective societies.
2
Joseph P. Bradley
Civil law, as well as nature herself, has always recognized a wide difference in the respective spheres and destinies of man and woman.
3
Will Carling
This work is the result of a meeting of minds from two of the most successful men in their respective fields.
4
Caleb Cushing
You well know, sir, that when the Constitution was submitted to the People of the respective States for their adoption or rejection, it awakened the warmest debates of the several State conventions.
5
Frank Darabont
I'd like to think that my films are personal enough to exist without hearkening back to their respective novels.
6
Troy Denning
'Crucible' was going to be a 'passing of the torch' story. So something that was big enough to be worthy of that, that could show these characters being changed - along with their respective outlooks about life, the galaxy, and the Force - was Mortis.
7
Brian Ferneyhough
With respect to the respective French and German traditions you are no doubt correct, although I am reluctant to see individual achievement reduced to archetypes.
8
George Galloway
I think that both men, Bush and Blair, will be damned in history. Both men have made their respective countries the two most hated countries in the world.
9
Todd Gitlin
The moguls are driven by their respective desires for profit - period.
10
Rudolf Hiferding
Since, however, the reduced surplus value is to be distributed among them in like manner, the modification of their respective parts in the production of surplus value must find expression in a modification of the prices.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RESPECTIVE»

Discover the use of respective in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to respective and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Respective Dreamlands
Mykal Knight. Respective. Dreamlands. Mykal Knight Copyright © 2010 by Mykal Knight. Library of Congress Control.
Mykal Knight, 2010
2
DEAD-box Proteins EIF4A, EIF4aIII and Their Respective ...
DEAD-box proteins are RNA-stimulated ATPases important in virtually all stages of RNA metabolism in the cell.
Aimee C. Butterworth, 2008
3
A Study of Student Achievement and School Climate and Their ...
The researcher found that, with controls in place, there were few relationships between school size and student achievement (outcomes).
Julia Anna Marie Kaczor, 2006
4
Characterization of Crystalline and Amorphous Phases and ...
Images must be produced such that all pixel values (0-255) in each element image are scaled in linear proportion to their respective x- ray counts. These individual x-ray images, or channels, are mathematically linked into one multispectral ...
Ryan Thomas Chancey, 2008
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A Collection of Letters, etc. from Newspapers and Magazines, ...
Their claims have been urged by their 'respective advocates. and one of the most mentlemaiily writers is Nicholas Carlisle, Esq. F.S.A., who very ably defends Mr. 'if -yon, and objects to Mr. Pistrucci's want of originality in design, and ability in ...
Benedetto PISTRUCCI (and WYON (William)), William WYON (R.A.), 1837
6
The Respective Peculiarities in the Creeds of the Mahometan ...
An Essay ... Ernest Frederick Fiske. hend every material object, and every moral truth ; and when his corporeal strength was most powerful. The doctrine then of the fall of man, and the origin of evil, has been altogether corrupted and obscured  ...
Ernest Frederick Fiske, 1849
7
Kinetic Analysis of Fcgamma Receptor and T Cell Receptor ...
Our measurements show CD16aTM-shedding and CD16aGPI-shedding have respective affinity of 0.17 ±0.10 × 10-6 μm4 and 0.38 ± 0.10 × 10-6 μm4, which are not statistically significantly different (p = 0.0925, Student t-test). Student's t- test ...
Ning Jiang, 2005
8
The Providential Division of Men Into Rich and Poor, and the ...
Secondly, To point in particular at the Respective Duty both of the Rich and Poor: First cowards God as their common Creator \ then towards each other as Fellow- Creatures. IhitdJy, To make m Application pertinent to thd present Occasion of ...
Robert Moss, 1708
9
The respective duties of the clergy and people considered in ...
John Besly. ^ /ttYrfc*- ^f^TJ^-. -*Lt THE RESPECTIVE DUTIES OF THE CLERGY AND.
John Besly, 1836
10
On the Means of Comparing the Respective Advantages of ...
Navier (M., Claude-Louis-Marie-Henri). if this is capable of producing a certain effect at twelve miles per hour, when the engine is moving at twenty-four miles per hour, double the same number of cylinders, full of steain, pass into the chimney ...
Navier (M., Claude-Louis-Marie-Henri), 1836

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RESPECTIVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term respective is used in the context of the following news items.
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Penn State baseball players earn All-Star honors in respective
UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State baseball juniors Jake Pilewicz and Nick Riotto were both named to All-Star teams of their respective summer leagues, the ... «Centre Daily Times, Jul 15»
2
Football: Westfield, Katy, Navasota, East Bernard start 2015 atop …
1 in their respective polls. One representative from each district votes in the polls. First-place votes are worth 10 points, second-place are worth nine and on ... «Chron.com, Jul 15»
3
Former, Future Cats Win Respective State Tournaments
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Liz Breed, a former Kentucky women's golfer, and Jordan Chael, a UK women's golf newcomer, won their respective state tournaments on ... «LEX18 Lexington KY News, Jul 15»
4
Four Tigers to Represent Respective Countries at Pan American …
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Junior Carter Griffin (Parker, Colo.), sophomore Jordy Groters (Oranjestad, Aruba) former All-American Dominique Bouchard and Mizzou ... «MUTigers.com, Jul 15»
5
Pence, Cain lead Giants to 3-0 win in their respective returns
SAN FRANCISCO -- Hunter Pence had a feeling Tuesday afternoon that he would be in uniform and in the lineup for the Giants later that night -- but he still had ... «Sacramento Bee, Jul 15»
6
Winchester Residents Earn Honors from Respective Universities
A number of Winchester natives were recently recognized for their efforts in the classroom by being named to the Dean's List at their respective universities. «Patch.com, Jun 15»
7
Japan, S. Korea agree to cooperate on respective World Heritage …
On the eve of the 50th anniversary of normalization of relations between Japan and South Korea, the two nations agreed to cooperate on obtaining UNESCO ... «Asahi Shimbun, Jun 15»
8
Local Students Earn Honors at Respective Universities
A number of Reading natives earned Dean's List honors at their respective ... natives were named to the Dean's List at their respective colleges and universities. «Patch.com, Jun 15»
9
Cal men's, women's crew finish 2nd at respective national …
The Cal varsity men's crew raced against the best crews in the country this weekend at the IRA Championships on Mercer Lake in New Jersey, while the women ... «Daily Californian, Jun 15»
10
Nazis, Turks Connected in Their Respective Holocausts
The killings of millions of Greeks, Armenians and other Christians by the Ottoman Turks between 1910-1922 remains one of the bloodiest and most contentious ... «The Pappas Post, Jun 15»

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