same
/seɪm/
adjective
- 1
Not different or other; not another or others; not different as regards self; selfsame; identical.
“Are you the same person who phoned me yesterday?”
- 2
Lacking variety from; indistinguishable.
“It took all night to find our hotel room, as we forgot our room number and each door looked the same.”
- 3
Similar, alike.
“You have the same hair I do!”
- 4
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.”
- 5
A reply of confirmation of identity.
pronoun
- 1
The identical thing, ditto.
“It's the same everywhere.”
- 2
Something similar, something of the identical type.
“She's having apple pie? I'll have the same. You two are just the same.”
- 3
It or them, without a connotation of similarity.
“Light valve suspensions and films containing UV absorbers and light valves containing the same (US Patent 5,467,217)”
- 4
(Indian English, 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.”
interjection
- 1
Indicates the speaker's strong approval or agreement with the previous material.
adverb
- 1
Together.
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