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same · adjective /seɪm/Full view
the same
A1 exactly alike
Dictionary examples:

My twin sister and I have the same nose.

She was wearing exactly the same dress as I was.

Hilary's the same age as me.

She brought up her children in just the same way her mother did.

Learner example:

She is the same age as me. (Skills for Life (Entry 1); A1; Slovak)

same
A1 not another different person, thing or situation
Dictionary examples:

My brother and I sleep in the same room.

Our grades were exactly the same.

That (very) same day, he heard he'd passed his exam.

I would do the same thing again if I had the chance.

They eat at the same restaurant every week.

Should we meet up at the same time tomorrow?

Learner example:

It's not the same subject every day. (Skills for Life (Entry 1); A1; French)

at the same time
B1 If two things happen or are true at the same time, they happen or are true together.
Dictionary example:

We arrived at the same time.

Learner example:

The kind of clothes I most like [are] casual but fashionable at the same time. (Preliminary English Test; B1; Spanish)

the same old story/thing/people, etc.
C1 something or someone you have seen or heard or experienced many times before
Dictionary examples:

You see the same old people at all of these events.

You get tired of eating the same old thing for breakfast every day.

Learner example:

I think that it is the same old story with media all over the world that they tend to present the news in [an] exaggerated manner. (Certificate in Advanced English; C1; Polish)

in the same way
C1 similarly
Dictionary example:

In the same way, there are many citizens who feel unprotected by the police.

Learner example:

In the same way, grandmothers may be shocked when seeing their little children wearing extravagant clothes or really short skirts. (Certificate in Advanced English; C1; French)

be in the same boat
C2 to be in the same unpleasant situation as other people
Dictionary example:

She complains that she doesn't have enough money, but we're all in the same boat.

Learner example:

Unemployment and its consequences is still a major problem. Now we are in the same boat. (Certificate of Proficiency in English; C2; Russian)

same · pronoun /seɪm/
the same
A2 exactly like
Dictionary examples:

People say I look the same as my sister.

John thinks the same as I do - it's just too expensive.

She always had a quick laugh, and her mother was the same.

Learner example:

When I go to school I have to wear uniform, which I don't like [it] because we all look the same. (Preliminary English Test; B1; Spanish)

the same
B1 not another different thing or situation
Dictionary examples:

I'm terrible at physics, and it's the same with chemistry - I get it all wrong.

I'd do the same if I was in your position.

Learner example:

I will write [to] you again soon and I hope you will do the same. (Preliminary English Test; B1; Italian)

the same
B2 not changed
Dictionary examples:

After all these years you look exactly the same - you haven't changed a bit.

Charles is just the same as always.

Learner example:

Prices are the same as in the golden days, but the atmosphere is friendlier and the linen-draped white tables look inviting. (First Certificate in English; B2; Swedish)

same · adverb /seɪm/
the same
B2 in the same way
Dictionary examples:

We treat all our children the same.

I need some time to myself, the same as anybody else.

all/just the same
C1 despite what has just been said
Dictionary example:

He doesn't earn much. All the same, he ought to pay for some of his own meals.

Learner example:

Our food is more Mediterranean, because the biggest part of the immigrants were Italian and Spanish. All the same, there's an important Jew[I]sh community. (Certificate in Advanced English; C1; Spanish)

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