respective

English Online Dictionary. What means respective‎? What does respective mean?

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin respectivus, from Latin respectus. By surface analysis, respect +‎ -ive.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈspɛktɪv/
• Rhymes: -ɛktɪv
• Hyphenation: re‧spec‧tive

Adjective

respective (not comparable)

1. Relating to particular persons or things, each to each; particular; own.
2. (obsolete) Noticing with attention; careful; wary.
   • c. 1559-1570, Edwin Sandys, letter to Bernard Gilpin

     But if you looke upon the estate of the church of England with a respective eye , you cannot with a good conscience refuse this charge imposed upon you

3. (obsolete) Looking toward; having reference to; relative, not absolute.

4. (obsolete) Fitted to awaken respect.
5. (obsolete) Rendering respect; respectful; regardful.
   • a. 1598, William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, instructions to his son Robert Cecil, when young

     With thy equals familiar, yet respective.

Synonyms

• (relating to particular persons or things): corresponding, relevant, specific

Derived terms

• respectively
• respectiveness
• irrespective

Translations

Anagrams

• perceivest

French

Pronunciation

Adjective

respective

1. feminine singular of respectif

German

Adverb

respective

1. obsolete spelling of respektive