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Dictionary: same   (sām) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Being the very one; identical: the same boat we rented before.
  2. Similar in kind, quality, quantity, or degree.
  3. Conforming in every detail: according to the same rules as before.
  4. Being the one previously mentioned or indicated; aforesaid.
adv.
In the same way: The words are pronounced the same.

pron.
  1. Someone or something identical with another.
  2. Someone or something previously mentioned or described.

[Middle English, from Old Norse samr.]

USAGE NOTE   The expressions same and the same are sometimes used in place of pronouns such as it or one, as in When you have filled out the form, please remit same to this office. As this example suggests, the usage is associated chiefly with business and legal language, and some critics have suggested that it should be reserved for such contexts. But though the usage often does sound stilted, it occurs with some frequency in informal writing, particularly in the phrase lack of same, as in It is a question of money, or lack of same.


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adjective

  1. Being one and not another or others; not different in nature or identity: identic, identical, selfsame, very. See same/different/compare.
  2. Agreeing exactly in value, quantity, or effect: equal, equivalent, even1, identical, tantamount. Idioms: on a par, one and the same. See same/different/compare.
  3. Remaining continually unchanged: changeless, consistent, constant, invariable, unchanging, unfailing. See change/persist.
  4. Having no change or variation: changeless, constant, equable, even1, invariable, invariant, regular, steady, unchanging, uniform, unvarying. See same/different/compare.

Antonyms: same
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adj

Definition: alike, identical
Antonyms: another, different, inconsistent, polar, unlike

adj

Definition: unchanging
Antonyms: changing, different, inconsistent, variable, varying, wavering


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Resembling in every respect.

pronunciation No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man. — Heraclitus (c.540-c.475 BC), Greek philosopher.

Wikipedia: Same (East Timor)
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Same is a city in the interior of East Timor, 81 km south of Dili, the national capital. Same has a population of 25,000 and is the capital of the district of Manufahi, which was known as the district of Same in Portuguese Timor.

Coordinates: 9°00′S 125°39′E / 9°S 125.65°E / -9; 125.65


Misspellings: same
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Common misspelling(s) of same

  • smae

Translations: Same
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - samme, ens
pron. - samme
adv. - samme

idioms:

  • all the same    alligevel, ikke desto mindre
  • all the same to    det samme, uden forskel
  • same here    ligeså, i lige måde, det synes jeg også

Nederlands (Dutch)
(de-/het-)zelfde, gelijkend

Français (French)
adj. - même, le/la même, exactement
pron. - la même chose, comme d'habitude, de même, comme, autant, (Jur) celui-ci, celle-ci, (Comm) le/la même, du même
adv. - de la même façon

idioms:

  • all the same    tout de même, (être) complètement égal
  • be all the same to    tout de même, quand même, (être) complètement égal pour
  • same here    moi aussi (excl)
  • the same to you!    à toi aussi, à toi de même, et toi même (insulte)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - ähnlich, gleich
adv. - in derselben Weise
pron. - derselbe

idioms:

  • all the same    trotzdem
  • be all the same to    trotzdem
  • same here    für mich gilt das gleiche
  • the same to you!    (also iro.) danke gleichfalls

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ίδιος
adv. - κατά τον ίδιο τρόπο, όπως, (παρ)όμοια με
pron. - αυτός ο ίδιος

idioms:

  • all the same    παρ' όλα αυτά
  • all the same to    ένα και το αυτό
  • same here    κι εγώ το ίδιο! παρομοίως!

Italiano (Italian)
simile

idioms:

  • all the same    in ogni modo
  • same here    anch'io

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - mesmo, monótono, já citado
adv. - do mesmo modo
pron. - a mesma coisa

idioms:

  • all the same    ainda assim
  • all the same to    não obstante
  • same here    o mesmo aqui

Русский (Russian)
то же самое, одно и то же, однообразный, так же, таким же образом, тот же самый, этот же, один и тот же, такой же, одинаковый, вышеупомянутый

idioms:

  • all the same    все-таки, тем не менее
  • all the same to    безразлично кому-л., все равно
  • same here    вас также, мне также, я тоже

Español (Spanish)
adj. - mismo, idéntico, igual
pron. - lo mismo, la misma, el mismo, los mismos, las mismas
adv. - del mismo modo, igualmente

idioms:

  • all the same    sin embargo
  • be all the same to    es igual, da lo mismo
  • same here    yo también
  • the same to you!    igual para ti, lo mismo para ti

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - samma, likadan
adv. - likadant, på samma sätt
pron. - samma, densamma, detsamma, desamma

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
同一的, 上述的, 同样的, 无变化的, 同样的人, 该人, 该事, 同样的事物, 同样地

idioms:

  • all the same    还是, 依然
  • all the same to    对...都是一回事
  • same here    我也同样

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 同一的, 上述的, 同樣的, 無變化的
pron. - 同樣的人, 該人, 該事, 同樣的事物
adv. - 同樣地

idioms:

  • all the same    還是, 依然
  • all the same to    對...都是一回事
  • same here    我也同樣

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 같은, 변함 없는, 다름 없는
pron. - 동일한 것, 똑같이, 동상의 사람
adv. - 마찬가지로, 역시

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 同じ, 変わらない, この
adv. - 同じように
pron. - 同じもの, 同じ事

idioms:

  • all the same    全く同じ, どうでもよい, それでもなお, それでもやはり
  • all the same to    違いがない, 重要でない
  • at the same time    でもやはり, 同時に, しかしながら
  • be on the same wavelength as    と波長が合って
  • by this/the same token    同様に, その上
  • in the same ballpark    許容範囲同等の
  • in the same boat    同じ仲間になる
  • in the same breath    一方で, 同時に
  • not in the same street with    比較にならない
  • one and the same    全く同一の
  • same here    こっちも同じだ
  • tarred with the same brush    欠点が同じである
  • the same old story    よくある話

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) عينه, نفسه (ظرف) بالطريقه نفسها (ضمير) ألشيء أو ألشخص نفسه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮זהה, שווה, הנ"ל‬
pron. - ‮אותו, אותו הדבר‬
adv. - ‮באופן דומה‬


 
 
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