English Online Dictionary. What means respectively? What does respectively mean?
English
Alternative forms
- resp. (abbreviation)
Etymology
From respective + -ly.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɹɪˈspɛktɪvli/
- Hyphenation: re‧spec‧tive‧ly
Adverb
respectively (comparative more respectively, superlative most respectively)
- In a relative manner; often used when comparing array lists, where the term denotes that the items in the lists correspond to each other in the order they are given.
- Serena Williams and Roger Federer won the women's and men's singles titles, respectively, at the 2010 Australian Open.
- The 49th and 50th states of the United States of America are Alaska and Hawaii, respectively.
Related terms
Translations
See also
- respectfully
- respectably
Scots
Etymology
From respective + -ly and/or from English respectively.
Adverb
respectively
- respectively