same

Everyday

1. Same means not different: just like the other one: the same colour. tree →
2. Same means one and the very one, not another: We go to the same school. tree →
3. «The same as» compares two things that match. tree →
4. «At the same time» means together, at one moment; it can also mean «but also». tree →
5. (casual) «Same!» or «same here» means me too; «same old, same old» means nothing new; «same difference» means it makes no difference. tree →
6. (rough) «Same to you!» throws an insult straight back. tree →
7. (formal) The exam voice says «identical», «equivalent», «of equal magnitude», «the aforementioned», «likewise», «congruent» (shapes). tree →

In the lessons

equal groups («the same number in each» = multiply or divide); the same number used again («adding the same number again and again» = multiplying); «A has the same as B» means A's count equals B's; in maths shapes that are the same size and shape (congruent); in everyday life «same here», «all the same», «at the same time»; in casual talk «same!», «same old», «same difference»; in rough talk «same to you»; in the exam voice «identical», «equivalent», «an identical quantity»

Examples

• Multiplying is adding the same number again and again. tree →
• Each bag has the same number of marbles. tree →
• Tom and Ben have the same number of cards. tree →
• We have the same birthday! tree →
• Twins can look the same. tree →
• 3 + 4 is the same as 4 + 3. tree →
• Everyone started at the same time. tree →
• My answer is the same as yours. tree →
• «I'm starving.» «Same.» tree →
• «You're a pain.» «Same to you!» tree →
• Tom possesses an identical quantity of cards to Ben, who possesses 9; state the total held by the two pupils. tree →
• And she went the same way. tree →

Note

«the same number in each» points to equal groups: multiply or divide. «A has the same as B» or «an identical quantity» means A's count equals B's: if B has 9, A has 9 too, and together they have 18. Usually «the same»: «the same colour», not «same colour». Say «the same as», not «the same like». «Same!» alone means «me too», not a count. Opposite: different.

In Jewish tradition

equal groups («the same number in each» = multiply or divide); the same number used again («adding the same number again and again» = multiplying); «A has the same as B» means A's count equals B's; in maths shapes that are the same size and shape (congruent); in everyday life «same here», «all the same», «at the same time»; in casual talk «same!», «same old», «same difference»; in rough talk «same to you»; in the exam voice «identical», «equivalent», «an identical quantity»

Examples

• And Moses charged the people the same day, saying: (Torah DEU.27.11, JPS 1917) tree →
• Now these are the generations of Esau — the same is Edom. (Torah GEN.36.1, JPS 1917) tree →
• and Resen between Nineveh and Calah — the same is the great city. (Torah GEN.10.12, JPS 1917) tree →
• Abram — the same is Abraham. (Writings 1CH.1.27, JPS 1917) tree →
• Then did Libnah revolt at the same time. (Prophets 2KI.8.22, JPS 1917) tree →
• and Dannah, and Kiriath-sannah — the same is Debir; (Prophets JOS.15.49, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

«the same number in each» points to equal groups: multiply or divide. «A has the same as B» or «an identical quantity» means A's count equals B's: if B has 9, A has 9 too, and together they have 18. Usually «the same»: «the same colour», not «same colour». Say «the same as», not «the same like». «Same!» alone means «me too», not a count. Opposite: different.