same

[ seym ]

/ seɪm /

adjective

identical with what is about to be or has just been mentioned: This street is the same one we were on yesterday.

being one or identical though having different names, aspects, etc.: These are the same rules though differently worded.

agreeing in kind, amount, etc.; corresponding: two boxes of the same dimensions.

unchanged in character, condition, etc.: It's the same town after all these years.

pronoun

the same person or thing.

the same kind or category of thing: You're having steak? I'll have the same, but very rare.

the very person, thing, or set just mentioned: Sighted sub sank same.

the same, in the same manner; in an identical or similar way: I see the same through your glasses as I do through mine.

Idioms for same

all the same,

notwithstanding; nevertheless: You don't have to go but we wish you would, all the same.
of no difference; immaterial: It's all the same to me whether our team loses or wins.

just the same,

in the same manner.
nevertheless: It was a success, but it could easily have failed, just the same.

Origin of same

1150–1200; Middle English; Old English same (adv.); cognate with Old Norse samr, Greek homós, Sanskrit samá

SYNONYMS FOR same

1–3 corresponding, interchangeable, equal. Same, similar agree in indicating a correspondence between two or more things. Same means alike in kind, degree, quality; that is, identical (with): to eat the same food every day; at the same price. Similar means like, resembling, having certain qualities in common, somewhat the same as, of nearly the same kind as: similar in appearance; Don't treat them as if they were the same when they are only similar.

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ANTONYMS FOR same

1 different.

3 unlike.

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Words nearby same

sambal, sambar, sambo, sambre, sambuca, same, same difference, same here, same old story, the, same to you, same-sex

Example sentences from the Web for same

None of these, though, has inspired quite the same backlash as fluoride.

Anti-Fluoriders Are The OG Anti-Vaxxers |Michael Schulson |July 27, 2016 |DAILY BEAST
This same outlet worked the phrase “engagement to toyboy lover” into the headline of their article on Fry.

Freaking Out About Age Gaps in Gay Relationships Is Homophobic |Samantha Allen |January 9, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
It is the summit of human happiness: the surrender of man to God, of woman to man, of several women to the same man.

Houellebecq’s Incendiary Novel Imagines France With a Muslim President |Pierre Assouline |January 9, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
For his part, Bratton is disappointed but not surprised that the same narrative is already being mapped onto Fry and Spencer.

Freaking Out About Age Gaps in Gay Relationships Is Homophobic |Samantha Allen |January 9, 2015 |DAILY BEAST

Grindr introduced the feature themselves in October the same year and called it ‘tribes.’

Grindr’s Trans Dating Problem |David Levesley |January 9, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
"I thank you," said Johanna, and for an instant her pale face glowed with the same fire which had distinguished her father.

A Noble Name |Claire Von Glmer
Dr. Knox, then going off on foot to see a patient, came across the yard from the surgery at the same moment.

Johnny Ludlow, Third Series |Mrs. Henry Wood
The same thought had come to Hubert Varrick as he paced wearily up and down his own room.

Kidnapped at the Altar |Laura Jean Libbey
In the 12th century the same gospels were again copied by pious hands into the Kentish dialect of the period.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 |Various
In the same place, and at the same time, he received his first authentic news of the fate of the Adventuress.

The Destroying Angel |Louis Joseph Vance

British Dictionary definitions for same

same

/ (seɪm) /

adjective the same

being the very one she is wearing the same hat she wore yesterday

being the one previously referred to; aforesaid
(as noun)a note received about same

identical in kind, quantity, etctwo girls of the same age
(as noun)we'd like the same, please

unchanged in character or nature his attitude is the same as ever

all the same

Also: just the same nevertheless; yet
immaterialit's all the same to me

adverb

in an identical manner

Word Origin for same

C12: from Old Norse samr; related to Old English adverbial phrase swā same likewise, Gothic sama, Latin similis, Greek homos same

usage for same

The use of same exemplified in if you send us your order for the materials, we will deliver same tomorrow is common in business and official English. In general English, however, this use of the word is avoided: may I borrow your book? I'll return it (not same) tomorrow

Idioms and Phrases with same

same

In addition to the idioms beginning with same

same difference
same here
same old story, the
same to you

also see:

all the same
amount to the same thing
at the same time
by the same token
cast in the same mold
great minds (run in the same channel)
in the same boat
in the same breath
in the same league
one and the same
on the same wavelength

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