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- Dictionarysame/seɪm/
adjective
- 1. identical; not different: "she was saying the same thing over and over" Similar Opposite
- 2. of an identical type; exactly similar: "they all wore the same clothes" Similar Opposite
pronoun
- 1. the same thing as something previously mentioned: "I'll resign and encourage everyone else to do the same"
- 2. (chiefly in formal or legal use) the person or thing just mentioned: "put the tailboard up and secure same with a length of wire"
adverb
- 1. similarly; in the same way: "treating women the same as men"
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Same means that two or more things are exactly like one another. We can use same as an adjective before a noun or as a pronoun. When we use same to compare people or things, we must use it with the: …
1. a. : resembling in every relevant respect. b. : conforming in every respect used with as. 2. a. : being one without addition, change, or discontinuance : identical. b. : being the one under discussion or already referred to. 3. : corresponding so closely as to be indistinguishable. 4.
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.
If two or more things, actions, or qualities are the same, or if one is the same as another, they are very like each other in some way. The houses were all the same–square, close to the street, needing paint. In essence, all computers are the same. People with the same experience in the job should be paid the same.
Same means identical, similar, or unchanged. If you wear the same outfit as your best friend, your clothes will be exactly alike. That's NOT ok on prom night. You might make the same mistake on one math quiz after another — in other words, you mess up similar problems every time.
1. Someone or something identical with another: She ordered the Greek salad. I'll have the same. 2. Someone or something previously mentioned or described: When you have filled out the form, please remit same to this office. Idiom: all/just the same. Notwithstanding; nevertheless.
A1. not another different thing or situation: They met at the same place every week. You meet the same people at all these events. B2. not changed: She's the same lively person she's always been. He looks exactly the same as he did ten years ago. Fewer examples. He had to go over the same ground several times before I understood it.
Definition of same adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
SAME meaning: 1 : not different used when referring to a particular person or thing that is connected to more than one person, time, place, etc.; 2 : exactly like someone or something else
Synonyms for SAME: identical, similar, comparable, analogous, equivalent, equal, such, duplicate; Antonyms of SAME: different, other, unlike, dissimilar, distinct, diverse, distinctive, distant.
