same
n.n. the exact same thing or person that was mentioned before. You use it to avoid repeating the same words twice.
n. the identical person or thing previously mentioned or described. Often functions as a substitute for a noun phrase to avoid repetition.
I will have the same, please.
If you order the pasta, I think I will have the same.
While the two legal cases appear different on the surface, the judge ruled that the outcome for the second should be the same as the first.
From Middle English same, from Old Norse samr (“same”) and/or Old English same, sama (“same”) in the phrase swā same (swā) (“in like manner, in the same way (as)”), both from Proto-Germanic samaz (“same”), from Proto-Indo-European somHós (“same”). Doublet of some and -some. Cognates Cognate with Scots samin (“same, like, together”), Dutch samen (“together”), Danish samme (“same”), Swedish samma (“same”), Norwegian Bokmål samme (“same”), Norwegian Nynorsk same (“same”), Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌼𐌰 (sama), a weak adjectival form, Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós, “same”), Old Irish som, Russian са́мый (sámyj), Sanskrit सम (samá), Persian هم (ham, “also, same”), Finnish sama (“same”), Estonian sama (“same”). Unrelated to similar words in Austronesian languages such as Malagasy samy (“both, each, everyone; same”); Indonesian and Malay sama (“same, equal, together, exactly like”); Lauan dama (“mate, fellow, corresponding part; exactly like, the same”), 'Are'are tama (“in line, in pairs”)), which originated from Proto-Austronesian *sama (“both, each, everyone, fellow, together, corresponding part; exactly like, in pairs, in line; same”).
From Middle English same, samme, samen, (also ysame, isame), from Old English samen (“together”), from Proto-Germanic samanai (“together”), from Proto-Indo-European sem- (“one, together”). Cognate with Scots samin (“together”), Dutch samen (“together”), German zusammen (“together”), Swedish samman (“together”), Icelandic saman (“together”).
Usually preceded by the definite article 'the'. In formal or legal contexts, it is sometimes used without 'the' to refer back to a previously mentioned document or fact.
They are same.They are the same.In standard English, 'same' almost always requires the definite article 'the' when used as a pronoun or adjective.