same
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- adjective
- /seɪm/
:
mismo
- You know, I worked for the same place for five years, and then one day they just fired me.
- the same person
- the same thing
- exactly the same
I know Seals have played this in the same program.
- I know Seals have played this in the same program.
- We have the same job, the same hobbies, the same friend.
- All cells contain the same set of genes.
- You would know, it's, it's the same person, you know.
- But cheap is not the same thing as good value.
- So all of them have the same sub task.
- But, I mean, was his crime the same as Harvey Weinstein?
- And it's even the same thing in content.
Examples
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No two people see the same events in the same way.
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It's the same as my old school.
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We all came here for the same reason, to learn.
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So we're going to do the same thing on Thursday.
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We went to the same school.
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We have the same job, the same hobbies, the same friend.
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All students should be required to do the same fitness activities regardless of their fitness levels.
Academic text (2011) -
All students participating in this study were from the same urban elementary school in Southern California.
Academic text (2008) -
This is the same lab where these things were born or created or mutated.
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We have the same goals for our project, which makes collaboration easier.
Synonyms
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Having the same amount, value, or quality as another
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Having very similar looks or qualities
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2.9
Being exactly the same in every detail as another
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3.9
A thing with the same value, role or meaning as another
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3.9
Exactly the same person or thing
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The exact same person or thing as before
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
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5.5
To say two things almost at the same time, often when they do not agree with each other
- Informal
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8.7
Unfairly judge a whole group because of one person's actions
- Informal
A situation where different people bring the same problems
To stop being angry and be happy again without changing anything
Compounds
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9.9
A language spoken by the Sámi people in northern Scandinavia and northwest Russia
- Slang
Dishonest actions by politicians to win votes that happen again and again
How Different
Surface Forms
Etymology
Same comes from an old German word sam meaning 'one' or 'together'. So saying someone is the same person means they are the 'one' person, not a different one.