adj
same
saym
adj
1
Identical; not different from another thing or from itself at an earlier point.
"We stayed at the same hotel we'd used the year before."
"His story was the same every time he told it."
2
Alike in every important way, even if technically two separate things.
"These two laptops are basically the same, just different colours."
pron
1
The identical thing already mentioned; used to avoid repeating a noun.
"If you order the soup, I'll have the same."
intj
1
Used to agree with something someone just said.
""I could really use a holiday." "Same.""
How to Use Same
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishNot different; identical or equivalent.
Memory tip
When "same" replaces a noun rather than describing one, it takes "the" in front: "the same" — never just "same" on its own in formal writing.
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Common pairings
the same as
much the same
all the same
Word Forms
more same comparative, most same superlative
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Etymology
From Old Norse samr and Old English same, both descending from a very old Germanic root meaning "same" — related to the "-some" ending seen in words like "handsome."