[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/same.html) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [The school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/) / same [← S](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/S/) # same «same» in Mova's school dictionary: **not different: just like the other one: the same colour** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it. ### part of speech adjective, pronoun (the same); adverb (the same — in the same way) ### meaning for a pupil 1) Same means not different: just like the other one: the same colour. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/same/#m1) 2) Same means one and the very one, not another: We go to the same school. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/same/#m2) 3) «The same as» compares two things that match. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/same/#m3) 4) «At the same time» means together, at one moment; it can also mean «but also». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/same/#m4) 5) (casual) «Same!» or «same here» means me too; «same old, same old» means nothing new; «same difference» means it makes no difference. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/same/#m5) 6) (rough) «Same to you!» throws an insult straight back. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/same/#m6) 7) (formal) The exam voice says «identical», «equivalent», «of equal magnitude», «the aforementioned», «likewise», «congruent» (shapes). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/same/#m7) ### sense 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/same/#x1) - Each bag has the same number of marbles. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/same/#x2) - Tom and Ben have the same number of cards. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/same/#x3) - We have the same birthday! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/same/#x4) - Twins can look the same. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/same/#x5) - 3 + 4 is the same as 4 + 3. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/same/#x6) - Everyone started at the same time. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/same/#x7) - My answer is the same as yours. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/same/#x8) - «I'm starving.» «Same.» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/same/#x9) - «You're a pain.» «Same to you!» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/same/#x10) - Tom possesses an identical quantity of cards to Ben, who possesses 9; state the total held by the two pupils. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/same/#x11) - And she went the same way. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/same/#x12) ### 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 the corpora - [A promotion is a move up to a more senior job in the same organisation, usually with more responsibility and more pay.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/3-finding-a-job-and-getting-on/10/) - [Inflation means prices rise over time, so the same pound buys less; if pay rises more slowly, families are worse off.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/9-when-money-is-tight/11/) - [Big family gatherings bring together relatives who rarely meet, and they can be fun and stressful at the same time.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/17-gran-cousins-and-the-whole-family/9/) - [Being dead means the body has stopped working for ever; it is not the same as sleep.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/24-when-someone-dies/10/) - [Fair does not always mean the same for everyone; sometimes it means each person gets what they need.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/33-neighbours-the-council-rules-and-fairness/8/) ### Trees and pragmatics [Every meaning and example of «same» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/same/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.