same vs the

same

adv
  • The same way; in the same manner; to the same extent, equally. 

adj
  • Similar, alike. 

  • Used to express the unity of an object or person which has various different descriptions or qualities. 

  • Lacking variety from; indistinguishable. 

  • Not different or other; not another or others; not different as regards self; selfsame; identical. 

  • A reply of confirmation of identity. 

intj
  • Indicates the speaker's strong approval or agreement with the previous material. 

pron
  • It or them, as above, meaning the last object mentioned, mainly as complement: on the same, for the same. 

  • It or them, without a connotation of similarity. 

  • The identical thing, ditto. 

  • Something similar, something of the identical type. 

the

adv
  • With a comparative, and often with for it, indicates a result more like said comparative. This can be negated with none. 

  • With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives. 

prep
  • For each; per. 

article
  • Introducing a singular term to be taken generically: preceding a name of something standing for a whole class. 

  • Used before an adjective, indicating all things (especially persons) described by that adjective. 

  • Used to indicate a certain example of (a noun) which is usually of most concern or most common or familiar. 

  • Added to a superlative or an ordinal number to make it into a substantive. 

  • Used before a body part (especially of someone previously mentioned), as an alternative to a possessive pronoun. 

  • When stressed, indicates that it describes an object which is considered to be best or exclusively worthy of attention. 

  • Definite grammatical article that implies necessarily that an entity it hints at is presupposed; something already mentioned, or completely specified later in that same sentence, or assumed already completely specified. 

  • Used before an object considered to be unique, or of which there is only one at a time. 

  • Used before a noun modified by a restrictive relative clause, indicating that the noun refers to a single referent defined by the relative clause. 

  • Used before a superlative or an ordinal number modifying a noun, to indicate that the noun refers to a single item. 

How often have the words same and the occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )