English Dictionary
Definition same in British English
same
adjective, adverb, pronoun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
adjective, adverb, pronoun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
Same can be used in the following ways:
as an adjective (after ‘the’, ‘this’, ‘that’, ‘these’, or ‘those’): We both went to the same school.Our new competitors are those same people who once asked us to help them.
as a pronoun (after ‘the’): I’d do the same if I had the chance.
as an adverb (after ‘the’): The twins always dress the same.
The same is often followed by ‘as’ or ‘that’: Three-twelfths is the same as a quarter.I’ve got the same problem as you.It’s the same film that they showed last year.
In informal spoken English ‘the’ is sometimes left out before same: We’ll meet again next week, same time, same place. But in written English same is almost always used with ‘the’, ‘this’, ‘that’ etc.
Other ways of saying same
alike almost exactly the same: No two pieces are alike.
identical exactly the same, with no differences: identical twinsMy brother was in an identical situation last year.
similar almost the same, but with small differences: We have a similar sense of humour.
equal on the same level, or the same in quality or quantity: Those pieces of cake don’t look equal to me.We want to give everyone an equal chance to participate.
constant remaining at the same level: maintaining a constant temperature
uniform the same, with no variation at all, especially in appearance: a row of small uniform houses
homogeneous (formal) made up entirely of the same elements or of one single element: Television audiences used to be more homogeneous than they are now.
used for saying that a particular person or thing is the one that you are referring to and not a different one
Sometimes UN troops and their commanders may not even speak the same language.
At first many schools resisted the reforms, but those same schools are now seeing the most improvement.
'Do you mean Vendelin Gajdusek, the Czech writer?' 'The very same!'
The Government's policy has remained the same since 1991.
'How is Frances?' 'Oh, she's still the same as always.'
The countryside looks much the same as it did 200 years ago.
One centimetre is the same as ten millimetres.
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