Definition, Meaning & Synonyms
respectively
Adverb
/rɪˈspɛktɪvli/
Definition
In the order already mentioned.
Examples
- The two teams won the matches 3-1 and 2-0, respectively.
- John and Emma received first and second place in the competition, respectively.
- The apples and oranges cost $2 and $3, respectively.
Meaning
The word ‘respectively’ is used to indicate that two or more items in a list relate to two or more items in the same order.
Synonyms
- Correspondingly
- In turn
- Consecutively
