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   same

   /seɪm/

   adjective

   • 1. identical; not different: "she was saying the same thing over and over" Similar the identicalthe very sameselfsameone and the samethe veryOpposite anotherdifferent
   • ▪ not having changed; unchanged: "he's worked at the same place for quite a few years" Similar unchangingunchangedchangelessunvaryingunvariedinvariableconstantconsistentuniformregularOpposite differentvarying
   • ▪ used to emphasize that one is referring to a particular, unique person or thing: "people will always notice if you wear the same shirt two days running"
   • ▪ referring to a person or thing just mentioned: "that same year I went to Boston" Similar selfsameaforesaidaforementionedOpposite another
   • 2. of an identical type; exactly similar: "they all wore the same clothes" Similar matchingidenticalalikeduplicatecarbon-copytwinpairedcoupleddoubleindistinguishableinterchangeablecorrespondingequivalentparallel(all) of a piecelikelike (two) peas in a podcomparablesimilarcorrelativecongruenttallyingagreeingconcordantconsonantunchangingunchangedchangelessunvaryingunvariedinvariableconstantconsistentuniformregularOpposite differentdissimilardifferentvarying

   pronoun

   • 1. the same thing as something previously mentioned: "I'll resign and encourage everyone else to do the same"
   • ▪ people or things that are identical or share the same characteristics: "there are several brands and they're not all the same"
   • 2. (chiefly in formal or legal use) the person or thing just mentioned: "put the tailboard up and secure same with a length of wire"

   adverb

   • 1. similarly; in the same way: "treating women the same as men"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old Norse sami, from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit sama, Greek homos.

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   What does 'the same to you' mean?

   • You say ' same to you ' in response to someone who wishes you well with something. 'Have a nice Easter.'—'And the same to you Bridie.' 'Goodbye, then, and thanks. Good luck.'—'The same to you.' 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

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   What does same mean in a sentence?

   • Same means that two or more things are exactly like one another. We can use same as an adjective before a noun or as a pronoun. When we use same to compare people or things, we must use it with the: … We treat all our children the same. the same as I need some time to myself, the same as anybody else.

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   What is the same adjective?

   • Definition of same adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary exactly the one or ones referred to or mentioned; not different We have lived in the same house for twenty years. Our children go to the same school as theirs. She's still the same fun-loving person that I knew at college. This one works in exactly the same way as the other.

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   What does it mean if two things are the same?

   • If two or more things, actions, or qualities are the same, or if one is the same as another, they are very like each other in some way. The houses were all the same–square, close to the street, needing paint. In essence, all computers are the same. People with the same experience in the job should be paid the same.

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   What does similar mean?

   • Similar means like, resembling, having certain qualities in common, somewhat the same as, of nearly the same kind as: similar in appearance; Don't treat them as if they were the same when they are only similar. None of these, though, has inspired quite the same backlash as fluoride.

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   What does same mean in a letter?

   • You use same to refer to something that has already been mentioned in a document such as a business letter or bill. Wrist watches: £5. Inscription of same: £25. You say ' same here ' in order to suggest that you feel the same way about something as the person who has just spoken to you, or that you have done the same thing.

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