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How is the word same different from other adjectives like it?

Some common synonyms of same are equal, equivalent, identical, selfsame, and very. While all these words mean «not different or not differing from one another,» same may imply and selfsame always implies that the things under consideration are one thing and not two or more things.

derived from the selfsame source

In what contexts can equal take the place of same?

Although the words equal and same have much in common, equal implies being identical in value, magnitude, or some specified quality.

equal shares in the business

When could equivalent be used to replace same?

The synonyms equivalent and same are sometimes interchangeable, but equivalent implies amounting to the same thing in worth or significance.

two houses equivalent in market value

When might identical be a better fit than same?

While in some cases nearly identical to same, identical may imply selfsameness or suggest absolute agreement in all details.

How is very related to other words for same?

Very, like selfsame, may imply identity, or, like same may imply likeness in kind.

the very point I was trying to make

Источник

Contexts ▼

Adjective

(the same) Not differing in any way, shape or form

(this/that same) Referring to a subject just mentioned or spoken about

Not changed or modified

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“Everyone in the bridal party on the groom’s side was wearing the same pair of shoes at the wedding.”

“Both my parents will celebrate their respective birthdays during the same month.”

“The prestigious restaurant would lose its coveted award after having the same menu for many years.”

Источник

Other forms: samer; samely

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. You can also say that one thing is the same as another if there’s an equal amount: «We got the same pay for babysitting last summer.» You might wake up at the same time every day and eat the same cereal for breakfast. If so, change it up!

Definitions of same

adjective

same in identity

“the
same man I saw yesterday”

“never wore the
same dress twice”

“this road is the
same one we were on yesterday”

“on the
same side of the street”

Synonyms:

aforementioned, aforesaid, said

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

identical, selfsame, very

being the exact same one; not any other
adjective

closely similar or comparable in kind or quality or quantity or degree

“curtains the
same color as the walls”

“two girls of the
same age”

“mother and son have the
same blue eyes”

“animals of the
same species”

“the
same rules as before”

“two boxes having the
same dimensions”

“the
same day next year”

Synonyms:

equal

having the same quantity, value, or measure as another

like, similar

resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination

assonant

having the same sound (especially the same vowel sound) occurring in successive stressed syllables

comparable, corresponding, like

conforming in every respect

cookie-cutter

having the same appearance (as if mass-produced)

duplicate

identically copied from an original

homophonic

having the same sound

identical, indistinguishable

exactly alike; incapable of being perceived as different

one

of the same kind or quality

synoptic, synoptical

presenting or taking the same point of view; used especially with regard to the first three gospels of the New Testament

similar

marked by correspondence or resemblance

unvaried, unvarying

lacking variety

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Antonyms:

different

unlike in nature, quality, form, or degree

incompatible

not compatible

different, dissimilar, unlike

marked by dissimilarity

antithetic, antithetical

sharply contrasted in character or purpose

assorted, various

of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity

contrary

very opposed in nature or character or purpose

contrasting, contrastive

strikingly different; tending to contrast

diametric, diametrical, opposite, polar

characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed

divergent

diverging from another or from a standard

disparate

fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind

distinct, distinguishable

(often followed by `from’) not alike; different in nature or quality

diverse, various

distinctly dissimilar or unlike

divers, diverse

many and different

opposite

altogether different in nature or quality or significance

several

distinct and individual

variant

differing from a norm or standard

dissimilar

not similar

varied

characterized by variety

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adjective

equal in amount or value

“the
same amount”

“the
same number”

synonyms:

like

equal

having the same quantity, value, or measure as another
adjective

unchanged in character or nature

“the village stayed the
same”

“his attitude is the
same as ever”

Synonyms:

unchanged

not made or become different

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Источник

English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

(Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /seɪm/
Homophone: Sejm
Rhymes: -eɪm

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle English same, from Old Norse samr (“same”) and/or Old English same, sama (“same”) in the phrase swā same (swā) (“in like manner, in the same way (as)”), both from Proto-Germanic *samaz (“same”), from Proto-Indo-European *somHós (“same”).

Cognate with Scots samin (“same, like, together”), Dutch samen (“together”), Danish samme (“same”), Swedish samma (“same”), Norwegian Bokmål samme (“same”), Norwegian Nynorsk same (“same”), Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌼𐌰 (sama), a weak adjectival form, Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós, “same”), Old Irish som, Russian са́мый (sámyj), Sanskrit सम (samá), Persian هم‎ (ham, “also, same”).

Adjective[edit]

same (not comparable)

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.

Peter and Anna went to the same high school: the high school to which Peter went is the high school to which Anna went.
Lacking variety from; indistinguishable.
Similar, alike.

You have the same hair I do!
- 1909, Archibald Marshall [pseudonym; Arthur Hammond Marshall], “A Court Ball”, in The Squire’s Daughter, New York, N.Y.: Dodd, Mead and Company, published 1919, →OCLC, page 9:
  
  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.
- 1935, George Goodchild, chapter 1, in Death on the Centre Court:
  
  She mixed furniture with the same fatal profligacy as she mixed drinks, and this outrageous contact between things which were intended by Nature to be kept poles apart gave her an inexpressible thrill.
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.
- c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene iii]:
  
  King Lear: This is a dull sight. Are you not Kent?
  Kent: The same.
- 1994, Clerks:
  
  Dante: Whose house was it?
  
  Blue-Collar Man: Dominick Bambino’s.
  
  Randal: «Babyface» Bambino? The gangster?
  
  Blue-Collar Man: The same. [1]

Usage notes[edit]

This adjective is usually used after the (except after demonstratives, for example «this same girl»), in which case the actually belongs to the following noun. This can make it difficult to distinguish between this adjective and the same word used without an adjacent noun, in other words as an adverb or pronoun, usually as part of the same.

Synonyms[edit]

equal
equivalent
identical

alike
similar

Antonyms[edit]

another
different
opposite
other

Derived terms[edit]

by the same token
of the same stripe
same difference
same old same old
same old story
same-blooded
same-day
same-sex
sameish
samely
sameness
self-same
tar with the same brush
tar with the same stick
the same

Translations[edit]

not different as regards self; identical

American Sign Language: 1@InsideChesthigh-PalmDown-1@InsideChesthigh-PalmDown 1@Radial-PalmDown-1@CenterChesthigh-PalmDown, Y@InsideChesthigh-PalmDown Sidetoside
Arabic: نَفْسَهُ‎ m (nafsahu), نَفْسَهَا‎ m (nafsahā)

Egyptian Arabic: نفسه‎ m (náfsu), نفسها‎ f (nafsáha), نفسيه‎ m (nafsīh), نفسيها‎ f (nafsīha), نفس‎ m (nafs)
Aragonese: mesmo
Armenian: նույն (hy) (nuyn)
Assamese: একে (eke)
Asturian: mesmu
Azerbaijani: eyni (az), həmin
Bashkir: шул уҡ (şul uq), бер үк (ber ük)
Belarusian: адна́кі (adnáki), адно́лькавы (be) (adnólʹkavy), то́й жа (tój ža)
Bengali: একই (êkoi)
Bulgarian: една́къв (bg) (ednákǎv), същ (bg) (sǎšt)
Burmese: တူ (my) (tu), အတူတူ (my) (a.tutu)
Catalan: mateix (ca)
Cebuano: pareha, parehas, pareho, parehos
Chinese:

Cantonese: 同一 (tung⁴yat¹)

Mandarin: 同一 (zh) (tóngyī), 同 (zh) (tóng), 同样 (zh) (tóngyàng), 一样 (zh) (yīyàng)

Min Dong: 同 (dùng)
Cornish: keth
Czech: tentýž (cs) m, totožný (cs)
Dalmatian: stiass, medesem
Danish: samme (da)
Dutch: dezelfde (nl) c, hetzelfde (nl) n
Esperanto: sama (eo)
Estonian: sama
Faroese: samur
Finnish: sama (fi)
French: même (fr) m
Friulian: stes, istès, medem, midiesim
Galician: mesmo (gl)
German: selbe (de), derselbe (de)
Gothic: 𐍃𐌰𐌼𐌰 (sama)
Greek: ίδιος (el) (ídios)

Ancient: ὁ αὐτός (ho autós)
Hebrew: אוֹתוֹ‎ (he) m (otó), אוֹתָהּ‎ f (otáh), אוֹתָם‎ pl (otám), אוֹתָן‎ f pl (otán)
Hindi: वह (hi) (vah)
Hungarian: ugyanaz (hu), ugyanez (followed by the article a/az), ugyanazon (hu), azonos (hu), egyező (hu), megegyező (hu), egyazon, egy (hu)
Icelandic: samur
Ido: sama (io)
Indonesian: sama (id)
Interlingua: mesme
Irish: ionann
Italian: stesso (it), medesimo (it) m
Japanese: 同じ (ja) (おなじ, onaji)
Javanese: padha (jv), sami
Kabuverdianu: igual
Khmer: ដូចគ្នា (douc kniə), ដែរ (km) (dae)
Korean: 똑같다 (ko) (ttokgatda)
Kurdish:

Central Kurdish: هەروا‎ (ckb) (herwa)

Northern Kurdish: eynî (ku)
Ladin: stes, medemo
Lao: ເໝືອນ (mư̄an)
Latin: īdem (la) m, eadem (la) f, idem (la) n
Latvian: vienāds m, vienāda f
Lombard: medemm
Macedonian: ист (ist)
Malay: sama (ms)
Manchu: ᠠᡩᠠᠯᡳ (adali)
Maori: rite
Mirandese: mesmo
Mizo: inang, pangngai
Mongolian: адил (mn) (adil)
Ngazidja Comorian: -dzima
Norman: même m or f
Norwegian:

Bokmål: samme (no)

Nynorsk: same
Occitan: meteis (oc) m
Persian: یکسان‎ (fa) (yeksân), یکی‎ (fa) (yeki)
Piedmontese: midem
Pipil: sēsan
Polish: ten sam (pl)
Portuguese: mesmo (pt) m, o mesmo
Punjabi: ਉਹੋ (pa) (uho), ਸਮ (pa) (sam)
Romagnol: medësum
Romanian: același (ro), la fel
Romansch: medem (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan), madem (Sutsilvan, Surmiran), listess (Puter, Vallader)
Russian: одина́ковый (ru) (odinákovyj), то́т же (ru) (tót že), то́т же са́мый (ru) (tót že sámyj)
Sardinian: matéssiu, matessi, mantessi, propiu, propriu
Scottish Gaelic: aon, ceart, ceudna, dearbh
Serbo-Croatian:

Cyrillic: и̏стӣ

Roman: ȉstī (sh)
Sicilian: stissu (scn), midèsimu
Slovak: ten istý, totožný
Slovene: isti
Spanish: mismo (es)
Swahili: sawa (sw)
Swedish: samma (sv)
Tagalog: pareho
Telugu: అదే (te) (adē), ఒకటే (okaṭē)
Thai: เหมือน (th) (mʉ̌ʉan)
Tibetan: please add this translation if you can
Turkish: aynı (tr)
Ukrainian: одна́ковий (uk) (odnákovyj), одна́кий (odnákyj), то́й же (tój že)
Urdu: وہی‎ (vahī), یکساں‎ (yaksān)
Venetian: medemo, medessimo, medesino
Vietnamese: giống nhau (vi), như nhau (vi), cùng một, một thứ
Welsh: yr un
Yiddish: זעלב‎ (zelb), זעלביק‎ (zelbik)
Zhuang: please add this translation if you can

similar, alike

American Sign Language: Y@InsideChesthigh-PalmDown Sidetoside
Arabic: مِثْلَهَا‎ f (miṯlahā), يُشْبِهَهُ‎ m (yušbihahu), يُشْبِهُهَا‎ f (yušbihuhā), ذَات‎ f (ḏāt)

Egyptian Arabic: زى‎ m (záyy), زيه‎ m (záyyu), زيها‎ f (zayyáha), شبه‎ m (šábah), شبهه‎ m (šábahu), شبهها‎ m (šabáhha), مثله‎ m (miṯlahu)
Armenian: նույն (hy) (nuyn)
Catalan: mateix (ca)
Cebuano: pareha, parehas, pareho, parehos
Chinese:

Cantonese: 一樣／一样 (yat¹yeung⁶)

Mandarin: 一樣／一样 (zh) (yīyàng)
Cornish: kehaval
Czech: stejný (cs) m
Danish: samme (da)
Dutch: dezelfde (nl), hetzelfde (nl)
Esperanto: simila
Estonian: samasugune
Finnish: samanlainen (fi)
French: même (fr) m
Galician: mesmo (gl)
Georgian: იგივე (igive), მსგავსი (ka) (msgavsi)
German: gleich (de), derselbe (de) (often proscribed)
Greek: όμοιος (el) (ómoios)

Ancient: ὁμός (homós), ὅμοιος (hómoios)
Hebrew: דומה‎ m or f (domé, domá)
Hungarian: ugyanolyan (hu), ugyanilyen
Indonesian: serupa (id)
Irish: céanna
Italian: stesso (it) m
Japanese: 同じ (ja) (おなじ, onaji)
Kabuverdianu: igual
Khmer: ដូចគ្នា (douc kniə)
Korean: 같다 (ko) (gatda)
Lao: ຄ້າຍຄື (khāi khư̄)
Latvian: tāds pats m, tāda pati f
Macedonian: ист (ist)
Maori: ōrite
Mizo: pangngai
Mongolian: please add this translation if you can
Norman: même m or f
Norwegian:

Bokmål: lignende, liknende

Nynorsk: liknande
Occitan: meteis (oc)
Persian: شبیه‎ (fa) (šabih), مشابه‎ (fa) (mošâbe)
Polish: taki sam (pl)
Portuguese: mesmo (pt)
Romansch: medem (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan), madem (Sutsilvan, Surmiran), listess (Puter, Vallader)
Russian: тако́й же (ru) (takój že)
Scottish Gaelic: aon, ceart, ceudna, dearbh
Slovene: isti
Spanish: mismo (es)
Swahili: sawa (sw)
Swedish: samma (sv), lik (sv)
Thai: คล้าย (th) (kláai)
Tibetan: please add this translation if you can
Turkish: aynı (tr)
Ukrainian: такий же (takyj že)
Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can
Welsh: tebyg (cy)
White Hmong: please add this translation if you can
Yiddish: זעלב‎ (zelb), זעלביק‎ (zelbik)
Zhuang: please add this translation if you can

Translations to be checked

Albanian: ^{(please verify)} i njëjti, ^{(please verify)} e njëjta
Basque: please add this translation if you can
Georgian: ^{(please verify)} იგივე (igive), ^{(please verify)} იმავე (imave)
Hindi: please add this translation if you can
Ido: ^{(please verify)} sama (io)
Indonesian: please add this translation if you can
Lao: ^{(please verify)} ຄືກັນ (lo) (khư̄ kan)
Latin: ^{(please verify)} idem (la), ^{(please verify)} eadem (la)
Lithuanian: please add this translation if you can
Maltese: please add this translation if you can
Mandarin: ^{(please verify)} 相同 (zh) (xiāngtóng), ^{(please verify)} 一样 (zh) (yī yàng)
Maori: please add this translation if you can
Mongolian: please add this translation if you can
Occitan: ^{(please verify)} meteis (oc)
Old English: please add this translation if you can
Persian: please add this translation if you can
Romanian: ^{(please verify)} identic (ro)
Sanskrit: please add this translation if you can
Serbo-Croatian: please add this translation if you can
Slovak: please add this translation if you can
Swahili: please add this translation if you can
Swedish: ^{(please verify)} samma (sv)
Thai: ^{(please verify)} เดียวกัน (th) (dieow gan)
Turkish: ^{(please verify)} aynı (tr), ^{(please verify)} eşit (tr)
Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can

Adverb[edit]

the same (not comparable)

(used with the) The same way; in the same manner; to the same extent, equally.

A mother loves all her children the same.

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

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

Pronoun[edit]

same

The identical thing, ditto.

The same can be said of him.

It’s the same everywhere.
Something similar, something of the identical type.
- 1913, Joseph C. Lincoln, chapter 5, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients:
  
  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.
She’s having apple pie? I’ll have the same. You two are just the same.
(formal, often law) 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 (title of US Patent 5,467,217)

Methods of selectively distributing data in a computer network and systems using the same (title of US Patent 7,191,208)
(India, common) 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.

Usage notes[edit]

This word is commonly used as the same.

Derived terms[edit]

all the same
one and the same
same to you

Translations[edit]

the identical thing

Afrikaans: dieselfde (af), selfde (af), selle (af) (colloquial)
Albanian: please add this translation if you can
Amharic: please add this translation if you can
Arabic: please add this translation if you can
Aragonese: please add this translation if you can
Armenian: նույնը (nuynə)
Assamese: একে (eke)
Asturian: please add this translation if you can
Bulgarian: същото (bg) (sǎštoto)
Catalan: mateix (ca)
Cebuano: kapareha, kaparehas,kapareho, kaparehos
Cherokee: please add this translation if you can
Chinese:

Mandarin: 同樣／同样 (zh) (tóngyàng)
Cornish: keth
Czech: tentýž (cs) m
Danish: samme (da)
Dhivehi: please add this translation if you can
Dutch: hetzelfde (nl)
Esperanto: samo
Estonian: sama
Finnish: samaa (fi) (partitive)
French: même (fr), pareil (fr)
German: derselbe (de)
Hebrew: אותו ה־‎ m (oto ha), אותה ה־‎ f (ota ha)
Hindi: वही (hi) (vahī), उसी (hi) (usī)
Hungarian: ugyanaz (hu), azonos (hu)
Italian: stesso (it)
Japanese: (state) 同じこと (おなじこと, onaji koto), (material) 同じもの (おなじもの, onaji mono), (person) 同じひと (おなじひと, onaji hito)
Khmer: ដូចគ្នា (dooch knie)
Latin: īdem (la) m
Latvian: tas pats m, tā pati f
Lithuanian: tas pats m, ta pati f
Macedonian: истото (istoto) (исто)
Mirandese: miesmo
Norwegian:

Bokmål: samme (no)

Nynorsk: same
Portuguese: mesmo (pt) m
Russian: тот же са́мый (ru) (tot že sámyj), то́т же (ru) (tót že)
Slovak: please add this translation if you can
Slovene: isto
Spanish: mismo (es) m
Swahili: sawa (sw)
Swedish: samma (sv)
Urdu: وہی‎ (vahī), اسی‎ (usī)
Vietnamese: giống như vậy

something similar, something of the identical type

Armenian: նույնը (nuynə)
Catalan: mateix (ca)
Cebuano: kapareha, kaparehas,kapareho, kaparehos
Czech: stejný (cs) m
Danish: samme (da)
Dutch: hetzelfde (nl)
Esperanto: samo
Estonian: sama
Finnish: samaa (fi) (partitive)
French: même (fr), pareil (fr)
Hungarian: ugyanolyan (hu), egyforma (hu)
Japanese: (state) 同じこと (おなじこと, onaji koto), (material) 同じもの (おなじもの, onaji mono), (person) 同じひと (おなじひと, onaji hito)
Khmer: ដូចគ្នា (dooch knie)
Macedonian: ист (ist), истото (istoto)
Mirandese: miesmo
Norwegian:

Bokmål: samme (no), lignende, liknende

Nynorsk: same, liknande
Portuguese: mesmo (pt)
Russian: тако́й же (ru) (takój že)
Slovene: isto
Spanish: mismo (es) m
Swahili: sawa (sw)
Swedish: samma (sv)

Interjection[edit]

same

(Internet slang) Indicates the speaker’s strong approval or agreement with the previous material.

Synonyms[edit]

this, +1, like
IAWTP

Etymology 2[edit]

From Middle English same, samme, samen, (also ysame, isame), from Old English samen (“together”), from Proto-Germanic *samanai (“together”), from Proto-Indo-European *sem- (“one, together”). Cognate with Scots samin (“together”), Dutch samen (“together”), German zusammen (“together”), Swedish samman (“together”), Icelandic saman (“together”).

Adverb[edit]

same (comparative more same, superlative most same)

(obsolete or UK dialectal) Together.

Anagrams[edit]

AMEs, ASME, Ames, EMAS, MSAE, Mesa, eams, mase, meas, meas., mesa, seam

Esperanto[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): [ˈsame]
Audio:
Rhymes: -ame
Hyphenation: sa‧me

Adverb[edit]

same

equally

Finnish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

samea +‎ -e

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈsɑmeˣ/, [ˈs̠ɑme̞(ʔ)]
Rhymes: -ɑme
Syllabification^(key): sa‧me

Noun[edit]

same

(rare) cloudy liquid or fluid; fluid that has become cloudy due to its temperature being below the cloud point

Declension[edit]

Inflection of same (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)
nominative	same	sameet
genitive	sameen	sameiden sameitten
partitive	sametta	sameita
illative	sameeseen	sameisiin sameihin
	singular	plural
nominative	same	sameet
accusative	nom.	same	sameet
gen.	sameen
genitive	sameen	sameiden sameitten
partitive	sametta	sameita
inessive	sameessa	sameissa
elative	sameesta	sameista
illative	sameeseen	sameisiin sameihin
adessive	sameella	sameilla
ablative	sameelta	sameilta
allative	sameelle	sameille
essive	sameena	sameina
translative	sameeksi	sameiksi
instructive	—	samein
abessive	sameetta	sameitta
comitative	See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of same (type hame)

first-person singular possessor
	singular	plural
nominative	sameeni	sameeni
accusative	nom.	sameeni	sameeni
gen.	sameeni
genitive	sameeni	sameideni sameitteni
partitive	samettani	sameitani
inessive	sameessani	sameissani
elative	sameestani	sameistani
illative	sameeseeni	sameisiini sameihini
adessive	sameellani	sameillani
ablative	sameeltani	sameiltani
allative	sameelleni	sameilleni
essive	sameenani	sameinani
translative	sameekseni	sameikseni
instructive	—	—
abessive	sameettani	sameittani
comitative	—	sameineni

second-person singular possessor
	singular	plural
nominative	sameesi	sameesi
accusative	nom.	sameesi	sameesi
gen.	sameesi
genitive	sameesi	sameidesi sameittesi
partitive	samettasi	sameitasi
inessive	sameessasi	sameissasi
elative	sameestasi	sameistasi
illative	sameeseesi	sameisiisi sameihisi
adessive	sameellasi	sameillasi
ablative	sameeltasi	sameiltasi
allative	sameellesi	sameillesi
essive	sameenasi	sameinasi
translative	sameeksesi	sameiksesi
instructive	—	—
abessive	sameettasi	sameittasi
comitative	—	sameinesi

first-person plural possessor
	singular	plural
nominative	sameemme	sameemme
accusative	nom.	sameemme	sameemme
gen.	sameemme
genitive	sameemme	sameidemme sameittemme
partitive	samettamme	sameitamme
inessive	sameessamme	sameissamme
elative	sameestamme	sameistamme
illative	sameeseemme	sameisiimme sameihimme
adessive	sameellamme	sameillamme
ablative	sameeltamme	sameiltamme
allative	sameellemme	sameillemme
essive	sameenamme	sameinamme
translative	sameeksemme	sameiksemme
instructive	—	—
abessive	sameettamme	sameittamme
comitative	—	sameinemme

second-person plural possessor
	singular	plural
nominative	sameenne	sameenne
accusative	nom.	sameenne	sameenne
gen.	sameenne
genitive	sameenne	sameidenne sameittenne
partitive	samettanne	sameitanne
inessive	sameessanne	sameissanne
elative	sameestanne	sameistanne
illative	sameeseenne	sameisiinne sameihinne
adessive	sameellanne	sameillanne
ablative	sameeltanne	sameiltanne
allative	sameellenne	sameillenne
essive	sameenanne	sameinanne
translative	sameeksenne	sameiksenne
instructive	—	—
abessive	sameettanne	sameittanne
comitative	—	sameinenne

third-person possessor
	singular	plural
nominative	sameensa	sameensa
accusative	nom.	sameensa	sameensa
gen.	sameensa
genitive	sameensa	sameidensa sameittensa
partitive	samettaan samettansa	sameitaan sameitansa
inessive	sameessaan sameessansa	sameissaan sameissansa
elative	sameestaan sameestansa	sameistaan sameistansa
illative	sameeseensa	sameisiinsa sameihinsa
adessive	sameellaan sameellansa	sameillaan sameillansa
ablative	sameeltaan sameeltansa	sameiltaan sameiltansa
allative	sameelleen sameellensa	sameilleen sameillensa
essive	sameenaan sameenansa	sameinaan sameinansa
translative	sameekseen sameeksensa	sameikseen sameiksensa
instructive	—	—
abessive	sameettaan sameettansa	sameittaan sameittansa
comitative	—	sameineen sameinensa

Derived terms[edit]

samepiste

French[edit]

Adjective[edit]

same (plural sames)

Sami

Noun[edit]

same m or f by sense (plural sames)

Sami

Noun[edit]

same m (uncountable)

Sami (language)

Derived terms[edit]

same d’Inari

Hadza[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /same/

Verb[edit]

same

(transitive) to eat

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seme

Japanese[edit]

Romanization[edit]

same

Rōmaji transcription of さめ

Middle English[edit]

Noun[edit]

same

Alternative form of seym

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Noun[edit]

same m (definite singular samen, indefinite plural samer, definite plural samene)

Sami; member of the Sami people

Synonyms[edit]

lapp (derogatory)

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samisk

References[edit]

“same” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /²sɑːmə/

Etymology 1[edit]

From Northern Sami sápmi.

Noun[edit]

same m (definite singular samen, indefinite plural samar, definite plural samane)

Sami; member of the Sami people

Synonyms[edit]

finn
lapp (derogatory)

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samisk

Etymology 2[edit]

From Old Norse sami. Akin to English same.

Alternative forms[edit]

såmmå (dialectal, Trøndelag)

Determiner[edit]

same

same

Eg er framleis den same.

I am still the same.
no matter

Det er det same for meg.

It does not matter to me.

Same kva som skjer […]

No matter what happens […]

Derived terms[edit]

med det same

References[edit]

“same” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Prussian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm (“land, earth”).

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /zæmˈe/

Noun[edit]

same

earth (element)
earth, ground

Quotations[edit]

Elbing German-Prussian Vocabulary

ERde Same

Pali[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Alternative forms

𑀲𑀫𑁂 (Brahmi script)
समे (Devanagari script)
সমে (Bengali script)
සමෙ (Sinhalese script)
သမေ (Burmese script)
สเม or สะเม (Thai script)
ᩈᨾᩮ (Tai Tham script)
ສເມ or ສະເມ (Lao script)
សមេ (Khmer script)
𑄥𑄟𑄬 (Chakma script)

Noun[edit]

same

vocative singular of samā

Adjective[edit]

same

masculine/neuter locative singular of sama
masculine accusative plural of sama
feminine vocative singular of sama

Polish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈsa.mɛ/
Rhymes: -amɛ
Syllabification: sa‧me

Adjective[edit]

same

nonvirile nominative/accusative/vocative plural of sam

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Northern Sami Sámi^[1], from one of the Sami languages, of uncertain origin/meaning, but possibly related to Proto-Balto-Slavic *źemē (“land”).^[2] More at Sápmi and Sami.

Noun[edit]

same c

Sami; person of the Sami people

Declension[edit]

Declension of same
	Singular	Plural
Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	same	samen	samer	samerna
Genitive	sames	samens	samers	samernas

Synonyms[edit]

lapp (now often derogatory)

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samiska

References[edit]

^ Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
^ https://www.sgr.fi/ct/ct51.html

Ternate[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): [ˈsa.me]

Noun[edit]

same

the tree Trema amboinensis

References[edit]

Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

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same

(sām)

adj.

1. Being the very one; identical: the same boat we rented before.

2. Similar in kind, quality, quantity, or degree: The ceremony went off with the same elegance that it has had every year.

3. Conforming in every detail: according to the same rules as before.

4. Being the one previously mentioned or indicated; aforesaid: «There was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout» (King James Bible).

adv.

In the same way: The words sale and sail are pronounced the same.

pron.

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.

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same

(seɪm)

adj

1. being the very one: she is wearing the same hat she wore yesterday.

a. being the one previously referred to; aforesaid

b. (as noun): a note received about same.

a. identical in kind, quantity, etc: two girls of the same age.

b. (as noun): we’d like the same, please.

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

5. all the same

a. Also: just the same nevertheless; yet

b. immaterial: it’s all the same to me.

adv

in an identical manner

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

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

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same

(seɪm)

adj.

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

2. being one or identical though having different names, aspects, etc.: the same play with a different title.

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

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

pron.

5. the same person, thing, or kind of thing.

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

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

Idioms:

all the same,

a. notwithstanding; nevertheless: I know you’re tired, but all the same, I wish you’d stay.

b. of no difference; immaterial: It’s all the same to me whether you go or not.

[1150–1200; Middle English < Old Norse same, c. Greek homós, Skt samá; compare, as adv., Old English same, Old Saxon, Old High German sama]

same

– similar

Same is almost always used with the.

1. ‘the same’

If two or more things are the same, they are alike.

All the streets look the same in the fog.

Essentially, all computers are the same.

2. ‘the same as’

You say that one thing is the same as another thing.

He was not the same as the other boys.

The next day was the same as the one before.

Be Careful!
Don’t use any preposition except as after the same in sentences like these. Don’t say, for example, ‘He was not the same like the other boys‘.

You can put a noun between the same and as. You can say, for example, ‘She goes to the same school as her sister’.

Her dress was the same colour as her eyes.

I’m in the same type of job as you.

You can also use the same as to compare actions. For example, you can say ‘She did the same as her sister did’, or just ‘She did the same as her sister’.

He said exactly the same as you did.

They’ve got to earn a living, the same as anybody else.

3. adverbs used with ‘the same’

The following adverbs are often used in front of the same:

exactly

nearly

almost

practically

virtually

The next time I saw him he looked exactly the same.

Their policies are practically the same as those of the previous government.

4. ‘similar’

If two people or things are similar, each one has some features that the other one has.

The two friends look remarkably similar.

Our ideas are basically very similar.

You say that one thing is similar to another thing.

It is similar to her last book.

My dress is similar to that, only longer.

You can use similar in front of a noun when you are comparing a person or thing to someone or something else that has just been mentioned.

Many of my friends have had a similar experience.

Put them in a jar, bowl, or other similar container.

5. adverbs used with ‘similar’

The following adverbs are often used in front of similar:

broadly	rather	roughly	surprisingly	quite
remarkably	strikingly	very

Their proposals were rather similar.

My problems are very similar to yours.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	Same — a member of an indigenous nomadic people living in northern Scandinavia and herding reindeer Lapp, Lapplander, Saame, Saami, Sami Lapland, Lappland — a region in northmost Europe inhabited by Lapps European — a native or inhabitant of Europe
	2.	Same — the language of nomadic Lapps in northern Scandinavia and the Kola Peninsula Lapp, Saame, Saami, Sami Lappic, Lappish — any of the languages spoken by the Lapps and generally assumed to be Uralic languages
Adj.	1.	same — same in identity; «the same man I saw yesterday»; «never wore the same dress twice»; «this road is the same one we were on yesterday»; «on the same side of the street» other — not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied; «today isn’t any other day»- the White Queen; «the construction of highways and other public works»; «he asked for other employment»; «any other person would tell the truth»; «his other books are still in storage»; «then we looked at the other house»; «hearing was good in his other ear»; «the other sex»; «she lived on the other side of the street from me»; «went in the other direction»
	2.	same — closely similar or comparable in kind or quality or quantity or degree; «curtains the same color as the walls»; «two girls of the same age»; «mother and son have the same blue eyes»; «animals of the same species»; «the same rules as before»; «two boxes having the same dimensions»; «the same day next year» equal — having the same quantity, value, or measure as another; «on equal terms»; «all men are equal before the law» like, similar — resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination; «suits of like design»; «a limited circle of like minds»; «members of the cat family have like dispositions»; «as like as two peas in a pod»; «doglike devotion»; «a dreamlike quality» similar — marked by correspondence or resemblance; «similar food at similar prices»; «problems similar to mine»; «they wore similar coats» unvaried, unvarying — lacking variety different — unlike in nature or quality or form or degree; «took different approaches to the problem»; «came to a different conclusion»; «different parts of the country»; «on different sides of the issue»; «this meeting was different from the earlier one»
	3.	same — equal in amount or value; «like amounts»; «equivalent amounts»; «the same amount»; «gave one six blows and the other a like number»; «the same number» like equal — having the same quantity, value, or measure as another; «on equal terms»; «all men are equal before the law»
	4.	same — unchanged in character or nature; «the village stayed the same»; «his attitude is the same as ever» unchanged — not made or become different; «the causes that produced them have remained unchanged»

same

adjective

1. identical, similar, alike, equal, twin, equivalent, corresponding, comparable, duplicate, indistinguishable, interchangeable The houses were all the same.
identical different, diverse, miscellaneous, dissimilar, other

4. unchanged, consistent, constant, uniform, unaltered, unfailing, invariable, unvarying, changeless Always taking the ingredients from here means the beers stay the same.
unchanged altered, variable, inconsistent

all the same

1. nevertheless, still, regardless, nonetheless, after all, in any case, for all that, notwithstanding, in any event, anyhow, just the same, be that as it may She didn’t understand the joke but laughed all the same.

same here me too, agreed, so do I, me neither `I hate going into stores.’ `Same here,’ said William.

Usage: The use of same as 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 best avoided, as it may sound rather stilted: may I borrow your book? I will return it (not same) tomorrow.

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same

adjective

1. Being one and not another or others; not different in nature or identity:

2. Agreeing exactly in value, quantity, or effect:

3. Remaining continually unchanged:

4. Having no change or variation:

changeless, constant, equable, even, invariable, invariant, regular, steady, unchanging, uniform, unvarying.

Translations

نَفْسنَفْس الشَّيْءنَفْس الشّيء، لم يَتَغَيَّربالطَّريقَةِ نَفْسِها، الشَّيْ نَفْسهمُتَشابِه

stejnýtentýžtotéžtýžpodobný

sammedet samme

samasamo

samasamasugune

samasamanlainen

אותה ה…אותו ה…

isto

ugyanolyanugyanúgyazonosugyanazugyanez

einssá sami, einssami

同じ同じこと同じひと同じもの

같다동일한똑같다

idem

būti vis vienhomoseksualų santuokaman taip patvienu kartu

nemainīgstādā pašā veidātāds patstāpattas pats

enakisto

samma

เหมือนกัน

giống nhau

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same

[ˈseɪm]

pron

the same adj (= similar) → pareil(le)
They’re exactly the same → Ils sont exactement pareils.
It’s not the same → Ça n’est pas pareil.

(= same thing) to do the same → faire de même, en faire autant
to do the same as sb → faire comme qn
The same is true of the arts → Il en va de même pour l’art.
the same again! (in bar etc) → la même chose!
they are one and the same (= person) → c’est une seule et même personne (= thing) → c’est une seule et même chose
it’s all the same to me → ça m’est égal

same to you!, the same to you! (returning a greeting) → et à vous de même!; (after insult) → toi-même!

same here! → moi aussi!

the very same (confirming identity) → lui-même(elle-même)same-day [ˌseɪmˈdeɪ] modif [delivery] → le jour mêmesame-sex [ˌseɪmˈsɛks] modif

(= gay) [relationship, couple] → homosexuel(le)

same

adj the same … → der/die/das gleiche …; (= one and the same) → der-/die-/dasselbe; they were both wearing the same dress → sie hatten beide das gleiche Kleid an; they both live in the same house → sie wohnen beide in demselben or im selben Haus; they are all the same → sie sind alle gleich; that’s the same tie as I’ve got → so eine Krawatte habe ich auch, ich habe die gleiche Krawatte; she just wasn’t the same person → sie war ein anderer Mensch; it’s the same thing → das ist das Gleiche; see you tomorrow, same time same place → bis morgen, gleicher Ort, gleiche Zeit or Ort und Zeit wie gehabt; we sat at the same table as usual → wir saßen an unserem üblichen Tisch; how are you? — same as usual → wie gehts? — wie immer; I’ve made the same mistake myself → den Fehler habe ich auch gemacht, ich habe den gleichen Fehler gemacht; this same person → eben dieser Mensch; (Jur) → besagte Person; she was killed with this same knife → sie wurde mit eben or genau diesem Messer erstochen; he is the same age as his wife → er ist (genau) so alt wie seine Frau; it happened the same day → es ist am gleichen or selben Tag passiert; if you can do the two jobs in the same day → wenn sie die beiden Arbeiten an einem Tag erledigen können; (on) the very same day → genau am gleichen Tag; the same old story (fig) → die altbekannte Geschichte; it’s the same old rubbish every night on TV (inf) → es gibt jeden Abend den gleichen Mist im Fernsehen (inf); same difference (inf) → was ist der Unterschied?; in the same way → (genau) gleich; (= by the same token) → ebenso ? time

pron

the same → der/die/das Gleiche, der-/die-/dasselbe; I would do the same for you → ich würde das Gleiche für dich tun; and I would do the same again → und ich würde es wieder tun; he left and I did the same → er ist gegangen, und ich auch or ebenfalls; they are one and the same → das ist doch dasselbe; (people) → das ist doch ein und der-/dieselbe; the (very) same (form: = yes) → genau; is he that artist from New Orleans?— the very same → ist das dieser Künstler aus New Orleans?— genau der; another drink? — thanks, (the) same again → noch etwas zu trinken? — ja bitte, das Gleiche noch mal; same again, Joe → und noch einen, Joe; she’s much the same → sie hat sich kaum geändert; (in health) → es geht ihr kaum besser; he will never be the same again → er wird niemals mehr derselbe sein; you’re not the same any more → du bist nicht mehr der-/dieselbe; I’m not the same as my brother → ich bin nicht so wie mein Bruder; frozen chicken is not the same as fresh → tiefgefrorene Hähnchen sind kein Vergleich zu frischen; it’s always the same → es ist immer das Gleiche; it comes or amounts to the same → das kommt or läuft aufs Gleiche hinaus

no art (Comm) for repairing chair: £10, for recovering same: £25 → Stuhlreparatur: £ 10, Beziehen: £ 25

(in adverbial uses) the same → gleich; to pay/treat everybody the same → alle gleich bezahlen/behandeln; things go on just the same (as always) → es ändert sich nichts; it’s not the same as before → es ist nicht wie früher; I don’t feel the same about it → ich sehe das nicht so; I used to love you but I don’t feel the same any more → ich habe dich mal geliebt, aber das ist jetzt anders; I still feel the same about you → an meinen Gefühlen dir gegenüber hat sich nichts geändert; if it’s all the same to you → wenn es Ihnen egal ist; it’s all the same to me (what you do) → es ist mir egal(, was du tust)

(phrases) all or just the same (= nevertheless) → trotzdem; thanks all the same → trotzdem vielen Dank; same here → ich/wir auch; same to you → (danke) gleichfalls; you’re an idiot — same to you → du bist ein Idiot — gleichfalls; I’d have hit him, (the) same as you did (inf) → ich hätte ihn (an Ihrer Stelle) auch geschlagen; we left our country the same as you did → wir haben unsere Heimat verlassen, wie Sie auch

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same

(seim) adjective

(usually with the).

1. alike; very similar. The houses in this road are all the same; You have the same eyes as your brother (has).

2. not different. My friend and I are the same age; He went to the same school as me.

3. unchanged. My opinion is the same as it always was.

pronoun

(usually with the) the same thing. He sat down and we all did the same.

adverb

(usually with the) in the same way. I don’t feel the same about you as I did.

all/just the same

nevertheless. I’m sure I locked the door, but, all the same, I think I’ll go and check.

at the same time

1. together.

2. nevertheless. Mountain-climbing is fun, but at the same time we must not forget the danger.

be all the same to

to be a matter of no importance to. I’ll leave now, if it’s all the same to you.

same here

I think, feel etc the same. `This job bores me.’ `Same here.’

same-sex ˈmarriage noun

a homosexual marriage between two men or two women.

same

→ نَفْس stejný samme der gleiche ίδιος mismo sama même isto stesso 同じ 동일한 hetzelfde lik identyczny mesmo одинаковый samma เหมือนกัน aynı giống nhau 同样的

same

a. mismo-a, idéntico-a, igual.

I’ll have the same

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