same
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- adjective
- /seɪm/
- It's like seeing you both at exactly the same time.
- at the same time
- in the same way
- the same thing
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Watch on YouTubeA wise man doesn't fall down the same hill twice.
- A wise man doesn't fall down the same hill twice.
- OK, we'll meet again same time next week.
- Well, you don't throw it up in the same way as it went in.
- If lead costs are doubling but profits are the same, that doesn't work.
- So they've been through the same hard experience.
- I'm just saying he would like that same energy from you.
- Same director, different Batman, same Robin, same Alfred, different villains.
- It doesn't have to be the same thing, but they're friends.
Examples
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I'd feel the same way if it was my kid that was missing.
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The two paintings may look different, but they are actually the same in style and technique.
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It's pretty much the same as on the top.
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OK, we'll meet again same time next week.
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And that means that it's not exactly the same all year round.
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I know, I know, it's the same every time.
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People did not feel the same sense of cohesion.
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That's not the same thing.
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We're drifting in the same sea, you and I, drowning together.
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Aren't the colors on the screen the same as the colors from the printer?
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
11
5.5
To say two things almost at the same time, often when they do not agree with each other
- Informal
2
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'. That's why when we say something stays the same, we mean its character or state has not changed.