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# respectively

adverb

«respectively» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

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

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

## In Jewish tradition

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

- The three occurrences of the root SPR that follow, “with ספר SPR and ספר SPR and ספור SPWR”, are here interpreted respectively as סָפַר safar ‘to count’, representing counting/mahetmatics; סֵפר sefer ‘scroll, book’, representing writing; and סִפּוּר sippur, representing speech. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/respectively/#x1)

### 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.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «respectively» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/respectively/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«respectively» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/respectively.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «respectively» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/respectively/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«respectively» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/respectively.html) on Mova free.