same

[seym]

adjective

1. identical with what is about to be or has just been mentioned.

   This street is the same one we were on yesterday.

   Synonyms: equal, interchangeable, corresponding
   Antonyms: different

2. being one or identical though having different names, aspects, etc..

   These are the same rules though differently worded.

   Synonyms: equal, interchangeable, corresponding

3. agreeing in kind, amount, etc.; corresponding.

   two boxes of the same dimensions.

   Synonyms: equal, interchangeable, corresponding
   Antonyms: unlike

4. unchanged in character, condition, etc..

   It's the same town after all these years.

pronoun

1. the same person or thing.

2. the same kind or category of thing.

   You're having steak? I'll have the same, but very rare.

3. the very person, thing, or set just mentioned.

   Sighted sub sank same.

4. the same, in the same manner; in an identical or similar way.

   I see the same through your glasses as I do through mine.

same

/ seɪm /

adjective

1. being the very one

   she is wearing the same hat she wore yesterday

2. 1. being the one previously referred to; aforesaid

   2. ( as noun )

      a note received about same

3. 1. identical in kind, quantity, etc

      two girls of the same age

   2. ( as noun )

      we'd like the same, please

4. unchanged in character or nature

   his attitude is the same as ever

5. 1. Also: just the same. nevertheless; yet

   2. immaterial

      it's all the same to me

adverb

1. in an identical manner

Usage

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of same¹

First recorded in 1150–1200; Middle English; Old English same (adverb); cognate with Old Norse samr, Greek homós, Sanskrit samá

Word History and Origins

Origin of same¹

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

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. all the same,

   1. notwithstanding; nevertheless.

      You don't have to go but we wish you would, all the same.

   2. of no difference; immaterial.

      It's all the same to me whether our team loses or wins.

2. just the same,

   1. in the same manner.

   2. nevertheless.

      It was a success, but it could easily have failed, just the same.

More idioms and phrases containing same

• 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
• on the same wavelength
• one and the same

Synonym Study

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.

Example Sentences

At the same time, “most” officials suggested that rates would likely move lower over time, but “several” of these officials said they did not necessarily think a December cut was appropriate.

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As the same scenes at the fair are repeated, if gradually expanded, inertia sets in, despite all the to-ing and fro-ing in time.

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Paramount’s bid is expected to be in the same range of its latest unsolicited proposal, which valued Warner Discovery at $23.50 a share, some of the people said.

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Lenae is extremely close with her mother, who’ll sometimes join her on the road “just to spend time with me or hold my hand — to sleep in the same hotel bed,” she says.

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In Scotland, a scheme by the same name was announced in the wake of the Covid pandemic to connect young people with appropriate opportunities such as apprenticeships, work experience or formal volunteering.

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