Definition of respective
1 obsolete : partial, discriminative
2 : particular, separate their respective homes
respectiveness
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Examples of respective in a Sentence
it was late when the concert let out, so we all went our respective ways
Recent Examples of respective from the Web
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But their impact on their respective communities can be significant.
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The 18th-century music of Johann Sebastian Bach, Henry Purcell and Marc-Antoine Charpentier will provide examples of the three respective national styles.
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The phone numbers of field offices in Missouri, Pennsylvania, Texas and Virginia also have been used to target callers in their respective states.
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As angry voters at town halls express their concerns about the state of American health care, the senators are reaching out for patient stories to prove their respective viewpoints.
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Catcher Willson Contreras, second baseman Javier Baez and Addison Russell are second at their respective positions.
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Will Hastings and Nate Craig-Myers are the leaders at the respective spots, though a variety of other wide outs could end up at either spot.
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The AP’s CEO compensation study includes pay data for 346 executives at S&P 500 companies who have served two full consecutive fiscal years at their respective companies, who filed proxy statements between January 1 and May 1.
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The teams have a week off after mowing through their respective conferences.
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First Known Use of respective
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RESPECTIVE Defined for English Language Learners
respective
playDefinition of respective for English Language Learners
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: belonging or relating to each one of the people or things that have been mentioned
RESPECTIVE Defined for Kids
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