same

same is on the Basic English 850 List.

salt - same - sand

same is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

sale - same - Saturday

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /seɪm/
• SAMPA: /seIm/

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Adjective

Positive same

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. Two things are the same if the two things have one size, and one shape, and one color, etc.
   • Synonyms: equal and identical
   • Antonyms: different and opposite

   Sometimes we wear the same shirt.

2. The one that was talked about before. A thing is the same thing if there are not two things, there is only one.

   That man there is the same man I saw yesterday.

Related words

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