Consecutively vs Respectively - What's the difference?
consecutively | respectively |
In a relative manner; often used when comparing lists, where the term denotes that the items in the lists correspond to each other in the order they are given.
* {{quote-news
, year=2011
, date=November 5
, author=Phil Dawkes
, title=QPR 2 - 3 Man City
, work=BBC Sport
As adverbs the difference between consecutively and respectively
is that consecutively is in a consecutive manner; without interruption while respectively is in a relative manner; often used when comparing lists, where the term denotes that the items in the lists correspond to each other in the order they are given.respectively
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Alternative forms
*Adverb
(en adverb)- ''Serena Williams and Roger Federer won the women's and men's singles titles, respectively , at the 2010 Australian Open.
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