respective
adjective [before noun] /rɪˈspek.tɪv/Definition
C1 relating or belonging to each of the separate people or things you have just mentioned: Everyone would go into the hall for assembly and then afterwards we'd go to our respective classes. Clinton and Zedillo ordered their respective Cabinets to devise a common counter-drug strategy.Linking and relatingRegarding and concerning respectively /-li/ adverb › In the 200 metres, Lizzy and Sarah came first and third respectively (= Lizzy won the race and Sarah was third).Particular and individual
(Definition of respective adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -al suffix
- appertain to sth phrasal verb
- applicable adjective
- application noun (RELATION TO)
- apply verb (RELATE TO)
- associated adjective
- attach sth to sth phrasal verb
- connect verb (RELATE)
- connection noun (JOIN)
- connection noun (RELATION)
- contextual adjective
- contextualize verb
- interrelate verb
- interrelationship noun
- leveller noun
- match sth/sb up phrasal verb
- pertain to sth phrasal verb
- tie-up noun (CONNECTION)
- twin verb
- weld verb (JOIN PEOPLE)
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