sameadjective
uk/seɪm/us/seɪm/same adjective (EXACTLY LIKE)
the same
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- All people are equal, deserving the same rights as each other.
- We work at the same speed.
- I know a lot of people who've had the same problem.
- Her son is the same age as mine.
- The jacket and trousers are almost the same colour.
A1 exactly like another or each other:
My twin sister and I have the same nose.
She was wearing exactly the same dress as I was.
Hilary's the same age as me.
She brought up her children in just (= exactly) the same way her mother did.
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similar
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Similar and the same
- a level playing field idiom
- affinity
- akin
- alike
- allied
- approach
- clock
- difference
- equal
- every inch idiom
- firm
- homogeneous
- homogenous
- identical
- inch
- resemblance
- Rome
- same difference idiom
- same old same old idiom
- sameness
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same adjective (NOT ANOTHER)
A1 [ before noun ] not another different place, time, situation, person, or thing:
My brother and I sleep in the same room.
Rachel's still going out with the same boyfriend.
That (very) same day, he heard he'd passed his exams.
I would do the same thing again if I had the chance.
They eat at the same restaurant every week.
Shall we meet up at the same time tomorrow?
More examples
- You have the same dish every time we come here.
- She's been in the same job for years.
- I find myself endlessly repeating the same phrases.
- I always buy the same brand of toothpaste just out of habit.
- We always shop at the same places.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Similar and the same
- a level playing field idiom
- affinity
- akin
- alike
- allied
- approach
- clock
- difference
- equal
- every inch idiom
- firm
- homogeneous
- homogenous
- identical
- inch
- resemblance
- Rome
- same difference idiom
- same old same old idiom
- sameness
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Idiom(s)
at the same time
be in the same boat
by the same token
it all amounts/comes to the same thing
it's the same old story
not in the same league
one and the same
same difference
same old same old
the same old thing
samepronoun
uk/seɪm/us/seɪm/same pronoun (EXACTLY LIKE)
the same as
A2 exactly like:
People say I look just the same as my sister.
John thinks the same as I do - it's just too expensive.
the same
B2 not changed:
After all these years you look exactly the same - you haven't changed a bit.
Charles is just the same as always.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Similar and the same
- a level playing field idiom
- affinity
- akin
- alike
- allied
- approach
- clock
- difference
- equal
- every inch idiom
- firm
- homogeneous
- homogenous
- identical
- inch
- resemblance
- Rome
- same difference idiom
- same old same old idiom
- sameness
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same pronoun (NOT ANOTHER)
the same
B1 not another different thing or situation:
I'm terrible at physics, and it's the same with chemistry - I get it all wrong.
[ before noun ] humorous not another different person:
"Was that Marion on the phone?" "The (very) same."
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Similar and the same
- a level playing field idiom
- affinity
- akin
- alike
- allied
- approach
- clock
- difference
- equal
- every inch idiom
- firm
- homogeneous
- homogenous
- identical
- inch
- resemblance
- Rome
- same difference idiom
- same old same old idiom
- sameness
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Idiom(s)
all the same
be all the same to sb
not the same
same again
same here
same to you
sameadverb
uk/seɪm/us/seɪm/the same
B2 in the same way:
We treat all our children the same.
I need some time to myself, the same as anybody else.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Similar and the same
- a level playing field idiom
- affinity
- akin
- alike
- allied
- approach
- clock
- difference
- equal
- every inch idiom
- firm
- homogeneous
- homogenous
- identical
- inch
- resemblance
- Rome
- same difference idiom
- same old same old idiom
- sameness
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