just the same

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [juhst stressed th ee seym]
- /dʒʌst stressed ði seɪm/
- /dʒʌst ðə seɪm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [juhst stressed th ee seym]
- /dʒʌst stressed ði seɪm/

Definitions of just the same words

adjective just the same identical with what is about to be or has just been mentioned: This street is the same one we were on yesterday. 1
adjective just the same being one or identical though having different names, aspects, etc.: These are the same rules though differently worded. 1
adjective just the same agreeing in kind, amount, etc.; corresponding: two boxes of the same dimensions. 1
adjective just the same unchanged in character, condition, etc.: It's the same town after all these years. 1
idioms just the same 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. 1
idioms just the same just the same, in the same manner. nevertheless: It was a success, but it could easily have failed, just the same. 1

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Origin of just the same

First appearance:

before 1150

One of the 7% oldest English words

1150-1200; Middle English; Old English same (adv.); cognate with Old Norse samr, Greek homós, Sanskrit samá

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Parts of speech for Just the same

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Just the same

just the same popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for just the same

adv just the same

all the same — nevertheless; yet
at any rate — You use at any rate to indicate that what you have just said might be incorrect or unclear in some way, and that you are now being more precise.
be that as it may — You say 'Be that as it may' when you want to move onto another subject or go further with the discussion, without deciding whether what has just been said is right or wrong.
in any case — an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something: Sailing in such a storm was a case of poor judgment.

adj just the same

as is — in the existing state of affairs

All 5 Synonyms of just the same