same
/seɪm/ adjective, pronounDefinition
the same › exactly alike: He's the same age as me. We work at the same speed. Cars cost the same here as they do in Europe. › not another different thing or situation: They met at the same place every week. You meet the same people at all these events. › not changed: She's the same lively person she's always been. He looks exactly the same as he did ten years ago.
all/just the same › despite what has just been said: He doesn't earn much. All the same, he ought to pay for some of his own drinks.
Same here. informal › something that you say when something another person has said is also true for you: "I think she's awful." "Same here."
the same old arguments/faces/story, etc informal › something or someone you have seen or heard many times before
→ See also be in the same boat → See also in the same vein → See also be on the same wavelength (Definition of same adjectivepronoun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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