Respective
Noticing with attention; hence, careful; wary; considerate.
Looking towardl having reference to; relative, not absolute; as, the respective connections of society.
Relating to particular persons or things, each to each; particular; own; as, they returned to their respective places of abode.
Fitted to awaken respect.
Rendering respect; respectful; regardful.
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Respective Quotations
The powers of Congress are totally inadequate to preserve the balance between the respective States, and oblige them to do those things which are essential for their own welfare or for the general good.
Henry Knox
It is very remarkable, that in the book of life, we find some almost of all kinds of occupations, who notwithstanding served God in their respective generations, and shone as so many lights in the world.
George Whitefield
I named it that because more or less each person from the band used to play in other bands and when we left respective bands other members from those bands all sort of changed round. It was a big sort of move thing. I got it from that, I suppose.
Roy Wood
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.
Caleb Cushing
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.
Brian Ferneyhough
Minor league umpires are evaluated in their respective leagues each year and rated numerically. This enables umpires to know where they stand and helps them make prudent career decisions.
Jim Evans
But some one will say that this supreme Being, who made all things, and those also who conferred on men particular benefits, are entitled to their respective worship.
Lactantius
The moguls are driven by their respective desires for profit - period.
Todd Gitlin
It is the Band which unites the Interests of Individuals; it secures to them their respective Rights, and preserves them from Injuries; it is the Source of numberless Blessings, which are interrupted, or wholly vanish, the Moment it is disturbed.
Charles Inglis
Third, we could, while denouncing them both as illegal, have acquiesced in them both and thus remained neutral with both sides, although not agreeing with either as to the righteousness of their respective orders.
George William Norris
Respective Translations
respective in Dutch is respectief
respective in French is respectif
respective in German is beziehungsweise
respective in Portuguese is respectivo
respective in Swedish is respektive
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