same
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 →
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 →
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
- 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 →
- 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 the corpora
- And the name of the second river is Gihon; the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Cush.
- and Resen between Nineveh and Calah — the same is the great city.
- All these came as allies unto the vale of Siddim — the same is the Salt Sea.
- And Isaac sowed in that land, and found in the same year a hundredfold; and the LORD blessed him.
- And the LORD appeared unto him the same night, and said: 'I am the God of Abraham thy father.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «same» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.