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1. Same (or the same) was once commonly used as a pronoun in literary English

(But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved—Matthew 24:13 (Authorized Version, 1611))

, but is now largely confined to legal and business contexts:

The cross motion for an order for renewal of plaintiff's motion for alimony pendente lite is denied, no sufficiently persuasive ground in support of same having been demonstrated—New York Law Journal, 1973.

In general use the effect is usually jocular or pseudo-legalistic, except in uses of the type My wife ordered lemon sole and I had the same.

2. When same is connected to a following word or phrase, the usual link word is as: Your car is the same make as mine. When a clause follows, as may be replaced by that: I've bought the same make of car as you have got or I've bought the same make of car that you have got, and as a relative pronoun that may even be omitted in the normal way: I've bought the same make of car you have got. In more formal contexts, however, as should be used.

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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.

Idioms beginning with same:
same difference
same here
same old story, the
same to you

See also 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; one and the same; on the same wavelength.

adj

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

adj

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

IN BRIEF: Resembling in every respect.

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.

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Common misspelling(s) of same

• smae

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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