same

[ seym ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

​ identical with what is about to be or has just been mentioned:

This street is the same one we were on yesterday.
Synonyms: equal, interchangeable, corresponding
Antonyms: different
​ being one or identical though having different names, aspects, etc.:
These are the same rules though differently worded.
Synonyms: equal, interchangeable, corresponding
​ agreeing in kind, amount, etc.; corresponding:
two boxes of the same dimensions.
Synonyms: equal, interchangeable, corresponding
Antonyms: unlike
​ unchanged in character, condition, etc.:
It's the same town after all these years.
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pronoun

​ the same person or thing.

​ the same kind or category of thing:
You're having steak? I'll have the same, but very rare.
 ​ the very person, thing, or set just mentioned:
Sighted sub sank same.
​ the same, in the same manner; in an identical or similar way:
I see the same through your glasses as I do through mine.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of same1

First recorded in 1150–1200; Middle English; Old English same (adverb); cognate
with Old Norse samr, Greek homós, Sanskrit samá