# same

Pronunciation: say "SAYM" /seɪm/

## Adjective

1. Not different or other; being the very person or thing already mentioned or named, and not another; identical.
   - Simple: Not a different one. Exactly the person or thing already mentioned or named.
   - _They were born in the same hospital, ten years apart._
   - _We've had the same mail carrier for fifteen years._
2. Alike in kind, appearance, or character, with little or no variation between things or occasions.
   - Simple: Alike, with little or no difference from one thing or occasion to another.
   - _My son has the same crooked smile his grandfather had in old photos._
   - _The store brand tastes the same as the famous one._

## Pronoun

3. The identical thing, or a thing of the identical kind, as one that has just been said, mentioned, or done.
   - Simple: The same thing, or the same kind of thing, as what was just said or done.
   - _He wished me good luck before the exam, and I wished him the same._
   - _'Thanks for all your help today.' 'I could say the same to you.'_
6. It or them, without any connotation of similarity; the very thing or things just mentioned.
   - Simple: It or them, used in legal and business writing to point back to a thing just named.
   - _The tenant must keep the yard tidy and maintain same throughout the lease._
   - _Enclosed is our invoice; kindly remit payment for same within thirty days._

## Adverb

4. In an identical or unchanged manner; to an equal extent or degree; equally.
   - Simple: In a way that does not change or differ from before, or equally.
   - _Despite the new management, the office runs the same as before._
   - _She sings the aria the same every night, note for note._
7. Together; in company with one another. *(dialectal, UK)*
   - Simple: Together, in one group or at one time.

## Interjection

5. Used to express agreement with, or a shared feeling about, what the previous speaker has just said. *(slang)*
   - Simple: Used to show that you feel or think the way the last speaker does.
   - _'Honestly, I'd rather stay home tonight.' 'Same.'_
   - _'I can never remember her name.' 'Same, and it's embarrassing.'_

## Origin

**Meanings 1–6** — This sense comes from Middle English same, from Old Norse samr and/or Old English same, sama meaning "same," both from Proto-Germanic *samaz and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *somHós. It is related to words like Dutch samen, Danish samme, and Swedish samma.
**Meaning 7** — This sense comes from Middle English same, from Old English samen ("together"), from Proto-Germanic *samanai and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sem- ("one, together"). It is related to Dutch samen and German zusammen.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/same (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).