respective
Relating to particular persons or things, each to each; particular; own.
Example
“They returned to their respective places of abode.”
Other meanings
Noticing with attention; careful; wary.
Looking toward; having reference to; relative, not absolute.
“the respective connections of society”
Related words
- corespective
- disrespective
- unrespective
- respectively
- respectiveness
- irrespective
Word history
From Latin "respectus".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “respective” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.