respectfully

Everyday

1. Respectfully means in a polite way that shows you value someone and their feelings. tree →
2. «Respectfully» is also used when politely disagreeing: «Respectfully, I think you are wrong.» tree →

In the lessons

In school and manners lessons pupils learn to listen respectfully, speak respectfully to adults and classmates, and disagree respectfully. At memorials people stand respectfully in silence. Phrases: «listen respectfully», «speak respectfully», «respectfully disagree», «Yours respectfully».

Examples

• Please listen respectfully when someone else is talking. tree →
• He respectfully asked the teacher for more time. tree →
• We stood respectfully during the minute's silence. tree →
• I respectfully disagree with your idea. tree →
• Treat other people's things respectfully. tree →
• She spoke respectfully to the old man at the bus stop. tree →
• He stopped, and respectfully took off his cap. tree →

Note

From «respect» + «-ful» + «-ly». Don't confuse with «respectively» (meaning «in the order given»: «Sam and Ann are 9 and 10, respectively»).

In Jewish tradition

In school and manners lessons pupils learn to listen respectfully, speak respectfully to adults and classmates, and disagree respectfully. At memorials people stand respectfully in silence. Phrases: «listen respectfully», «speak respectfully», «respectfully disagree», «Yours respectfully».

Examples

• Magazines and periodicals are respectfully requested to serid copies of their reviews of this thesis to the author, P. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →

Note

From «respect» + «-ful» + «-ly». Don't confuse with «respectively» (meaning «in the order given»: «Sam and Ann are 9 and 10, respectively»).