̈ɪseɪm adj., pron., & adv. --adj. 1 (often prec. by the)
identical;
not different;
unchanged (everyone
was looking in
the same
direction; the same
car was used in
another crime;
saying the same
thing over and over). 2
unvarying,
uniform,
monotonous (the same
old story). 3 (usu. prec. by
this,
these,
that, those) (of a
person or thing) previously alluded
to;
just mentioned; aforesaid (this same
man was later my husband). --pron. (prec. by the) 1 the same person or thing (the others asked
for the same). 2
Law or
archaic the person or thing just mentioned (detected the
youth breaking in and apprehended the same). --adv. (usu. prec. by the) similarly; in the same
way (we
all feel the same; I
want to go, the same as
you do). øall (or just) the same 1 emphatically the same. 2 in
spite of changed conditions,
adverse circumstances, etc. (but you
should offer, all the same). at the same
time 1 simultaneously. 2
notwithstanding; in spite of circumstances etc. be all (or just) the same to an
expression of
indifference or impartiality (it's all the same to me
what we do). by the same
token see TOKEN. same
here colloq. the same applies to
me. the same to you!
may you do,
have,
find,
etc., the same thing;
likewise. the
very same emphatically the same. øøsameness n. [ME f. ON sami, sama,
with Gmc cognates]
