Respectively vs Consequently - What's the difference?
respectively | consequently |
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.
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(conjunctive) As a result or consequence of something.
* 1668 July 3, , “Thomas Rue contra'' Andrew Hou?toun” in ''The Deci?ions of the Lords of Council & Se??ion I (Edinburgh, 1683),
(sequence, obsolete) subsequently, following after in time or sequence.
As adverbs the difference between respectively and consequently
is that 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 while consequently is as a result or consequence of something.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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See also
* respective * irrespectivelyconsequently
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Adverb
(-)- He didn't wake up early. Consequently , he was late to work.
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- He Su?pends on the?e Rea?ons, that Thomas Rue'' had granted a general Di?charge to ''Adam Mu?het'', who was his Conjunct, and ''correus debendi'', after the alleadged Service, which Di?charged ''Mu?het'', and con?equently ''Houstoun his Partner.
