à même

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French

Pronunciation

Preposition

à même

  1. directly on, directly from; in contact with
    dormir à même le solsleeping on the ground
    boire à même la bouteilledrinking from the bottle

Usage notes

  • même, though etymologically an adjective qualifying the following noun, is invariable.
  • Not to be confused with à même de.