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Definition of Respective

Respective

  1. Noticing with attention; hence, careful; wary; considerate.
  2. Looking towardl having reference to; relative, not absolute; as, the respective connections of society.
  3. Relating to particular persons or things, each to each; particular; own; as, they returned to their respective places of abode.
  4. Fitted to awaken respect.
  5. Rendering respect; respectful; regardful.

Respective Quotations

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 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.
George Galloway

I've actually thought very little about solo work up until just very recently. Most of it is because in my band, Incubus, it is very much a collaborative effort. I do what I do in the band, and everyone plays their respective parts, but in the end, we are sort of a democratic process.
Brandon Boyd

The moguls are driven by their respective desires for profit - period.
Todd Gitlin

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
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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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