SAME
—adjective. 1 (often prec. By the) identical; not different (on the same bus). 2 unvarying (same old story). 3 (usually. Prec. By this, these, that, those) just mentioned (this same man later died). —pron. (prec. By the) 1 the same person or thing. 2 law or archaic the person or thing just mentioned. —adverb. (usually. Prec. By the) similarly; in the same way (feel the same). ? all (or just) the same 1 nevertheless. 2 emphatically the same. At the same time 1 simultaneously. 2 notwithstanding. Be all (or just) the same to make no difference to. Same here colloq. The same applies to me. ? sameness none. [old norse]