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respectively vs respective

Both 'respectively' and 'respective' are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Respectively' is used to indicate that items refer to the things that have been mentioned in the same order, while 'respective' is used to refer to the individual items separately.

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respectively

The word 'respectively' is correct and commonly used in English to indicate that items refer to the things that have been mentioned in the same order.

Use 'respectively' when you want to show that items correspond to each other in the same order as they were mentioned.

Examples:

John and Mary received gold and silver medals, respectively.
The winners of the race finished first, second, and third, respectively.

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Create cdrom and floppy links in/home/user, that point to/var/autofs/misc/cdrom and/var/autofs/misc/floppy respectively.
Combi-case respectively hard case for head-worn indirect binocular ophthalmoscopes.
For more information, visit Symbiotics and ADAPT, respectively.
Eric Abadie and Barbara van Zwieten-Boot, respectively.
Right and left sides contain ascending and descending colons respectively.
The XYZ travels of JMV-1800 vertical machining center are 1800/850/750mm respectively.
Martinez and Korzeniewski finished fourth and eighth, respectively.
Wooden interior doors are considered the most prestigious and expensive respectively.
Cases C 38/01 and N 165/03, respectively.
The suggested positive and negative control substances are 10 M hydrochloric acid and distilled water, respectively.
MRLs for kidney and liver were fixed at 100 respectively 200 μg/kg.
My investigators are former FBI, CIA, respectively.
In the East Atlantic it was 2% and 29% respectively.
Its composition and functioning are defined in Articles 6 and 7 respectively.
Greece reports that 8% and 0.7% respectively of such waste is recycled and composted.
Private undertakings need subscribe only €5 million and €250000 respectively if the balance is subscribed before 31 December 2002.
Specific reference is made to aggravating or mitigating circumstances in Articles 5 and 6 respectively.
Firstly, BdB applied a higher risk premium for equity (3,16 % and 5 % respectively).
They were concluded for terms of 5 and 10 years respectively.
These solutions correspond to 0,5, 1,0 and 2,0 μg of amprolium per ml respectively.

Alternatives:

in that order
in the same order
correspondingly
sequentially
in the order mentioned

respective

The word 'respective' is correct and commonly used in English to refer to the individual items separately.

Use 'respective' when you want to refer to each individual item separately, without indicating a specific order.

Examples:

The students went back to their respective classrooms.
Each team member has their respective responsibilities.

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He is responsible for maintenance and instruct the respective subgroup.
Jointly developed Foreground shall belong to all participants developing it if their respective contributions cannot be ascertained.
Investments are carried out accordingly to meet respective annual requirements.
Therefore the respective financial burden was compensated through the negotiated contracts.
The latest version of the respective test method applies.
The respective Official Journal references are indicated.
The complainants had requested that their respective identities remain confidential.
Email addresses are available on the respective tour website.
Copyright 1995-2015 TNT-Audio and the respective Authors.
Place at which the respective paper-based declarations were issued.
List of boss names respective amounts presented.
Maicon and Kevin Strootman followed their respective personalized programs.
Improved the Lights and Cameras connection code with the respective representatives objects.
This situation confronts Christians with the respective dominating mentalities.
We provide technical resources necessary for the respective project.
Recognition implies the full application of the respective provincial securities regime.
All images copyright their respective owners.
Photography rights belong to their respective owners.
The respective definitions should be adapted accordingly.
Please check the respective music function documentation for details.

Alternatives:

individual
particular
specific
separate
distinct

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