same

UK /seɪm/ US /seɪm/

adj 5pron 4name 3adv 2intj 1

Definitions

adj

Not different or other; not another or others; not different as regards self; selfsame; identical.

I realised I was the same age as my grandfather had been when he joined the air force.

Even if the twins are identical, they are still not the same person, unlike Mark Twain and Samuel Clemens.

Lacking variety from; indistinguishable.

Similar, alike.

You have the same hair I do!

They stayed together during three dances, went out on to the terrace, explored wherever they were permitted to explore, paid two visits to the buffet, and enjoyed themselves much in the same way as if they had been school-children surreptitiously breaking loose from an assembly of grown-ups.

Used to express the unity of an object or person which has various different descriptions or qualities.

Round here it can be cloudy and sunny even in the same day.

We were all going in the same direction.

A reply of confirmation of identity.

King Lear: This is a dull sight. Are you not Kent? Kent: The same.

Dante: Whose house was it? Blue-Collar Man: Dominick Bambino's. Randal: "Babyface" Bambino? The gangster? Blue-Collar Man: The same. http://www.whysanity.net/monos/clerks5.html

adv

The same way; in the same manner; to the same extent, unchanged; equally.

A mother loves all her children the same.

My hometown looked much the same as when I'd left 10 years ago.

pron

The identical thing, ditto.

The same can be said of him.

It's the same everywhere.

Something similar, something of the identical type.

She's having apple pie? I'll have the same. You two are just the same.

When you're well enough off so's you don't have to fret about anything but your heft or your diseases you begin to get queer, I suppose. And the queerer the cure for those ailings the bigger the attraction. A place like the Right Livers' Rest was bound to draw freaks, same as molasses draws flies.

It or them, without a connotation of similarity.

The question is his credibility or lack of same.

Light valve suspensions and films containing UV absorbers and light valves containing the same

It or them, as above, meaning the last object mentioned, mainly as complement: on the same, for the same.

My picture/photography blog...kindly give me your reviews on the same.

Collocations

(adj., pron.)

VERBS

be, feel, look, seem, smell, sound, taste

The two shirts look the same, but one costs twice as much.

remain, stay

ADV

exactly, just, precisely

My twin sister and I wear just the same style of clothes every day.

not altogether, not quite

My new apartment is not quite the same as my old one, but I like it better.

almost, basically, broadly, essentially, more or less, nearly, practically, pretty much, roughly, substantially, virtually

The two restaurants serve pretty much the same menu, so it doesn't matter which one we choose.

PREP

The weather today feels the same as it was last week.

PHRASES

one and the same

My twin sisters look so alike that people often think they are one and the same person.

(adj., pron.)

VERBS

be, feel, look, seem, smell, sound, taste

This coffee smells the same as the one I had yesterday morning.

remain, stay

ADV

exactly, just, precisely

My twin sister and I like just the same foods for dinner every night.

not altogether, not quite

My new apartment is not quite the same since they renovated the kitchen.

almost, basically, broadly, essentially, more or less, nearly, practically, pretty much, roughly, substantially, virtually

The two restaurants serve pretty much the same menu, so it doesn't matter which one we choose.

PREP

My opinion on this matter is the same as yours.

PHRASES

one and the same

My twin sister and I were born on one and the same day in December.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the language of nomadic Lapps in northern Scandinavia and th

noun — a member of an indigenous nomadic people living in northern

lapp
lapplander
sami
saami
saame

adjective — equal in amount or value

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

on the same page

In broad agreement or sharing a common general understanding or knowledge (common in office environments).

I want to make sure we're all on the same page with the game plan for the Acme account.

on the same wavelength

Thinking in the same way; having similar thought processes (in general).

I don't really understand him; we're just not on the same wavelength.

in the same boat

In the same situation or predicament; having the same problems.

You can ignore their problems, but you could be in the same boat someday.

just the same

Anyway; nevertheless.

He didn't like it one bit, but he smiled just the same.

all the same

Anyway; nevertheless; nonetheless.

He knew it was risky. He did it all the same.

Example Bank

I realised I was the same age as my grandfather had been when he joined the air force.

Wiktionary

Even if the twins are identical, they are still not the same person, unlike Mark Twain and Samuel Clemens.

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Peter and Anna went to the same high school: the high school to which Peter went is the high school to which Anna went.

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A mother loves all her children the same.

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My hometown looked much the same as when I'd left 10 years ago.

Wiktionary

It took all night to find our hotel room, as we forgot our room number and each door looked the same.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, same is marked as formal, obsolete, UK. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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