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# respectively

«respectively» in Mova's school dictionary: **In the same order as the things just mentioned; each one…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adverb

### meaning for a pupil

In the same order as the things just mentioned; each one matching the one in the same place in a list. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/respectively/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

Important in maths and science problems: "Tom and Sue have 5 and 8 apples respectively" means Tom has 5 and Sue has 8. Phrases: respectively.

### examples

- Tom and Sue have 5 and 8 apples respectively. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/respectively/#x1)
- The red and blue teams scored 12 and 15 points respectively. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/respectively/#x2)
- The boxes weigh 3 kg and 7 kg respectively. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/respectively/#x3)
- Ann and Ben are 9 and 11 years old respectively. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/respectively/#x4)
- The first and second prizes are 50 and 20 dollars respectively. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/respectively/#x5)

### note

Do not confuse with "respectfully" (politely, with respect). Maths: match the first name with the first number, the second with the second. Usually at the end of the sentence.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «respectively» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/respectively/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.