/ Dictionary / Index S same: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: same Pronunciation: (sām), [key] — adj. identical with what is about to be or has just been mentioned: This street is the same one we were on yesterday. being one or identical though having different names, aspects, etc.: These are the same rules though differently worded. agreeing in kind, amount, etc.; corresponding: two boxes of the same dimensions. unchanged in character, condition, etc.: It's the same town after all these years. —pron. the same person or thing. the same kind or category of thing: You're having steak? I'll have the same, but very rare. the very person, thing, or set just mentioned: Sighted sub sank same. You don't have to go but we wish you would, all the same. notwithstanding; nevertheless:You don't have to go but we wish you would, all the same. of no difference; immaterial:It's all the same to me whether our team loses or wins. It was a success, but it could easily have failed, just the same. in the same manner. nevertheless:It was a success, but it could easily have failed, just the same. in the same manner; in an identical or similar way: I see the same through your glasses as I do through mine. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: same (Thesaurus) sambuca samekh Related Content Daily Word Quiz: neologism Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language