Question: Here is one sentence: How should I take this message?
Here is another sentence: Looking at him as he came into the room, I took him for his father.
Does the take mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: the same meaning


Question: Here is one sentence: The practice of the law.
Here is another sentence: I took over his practice when he retired.
Does the practice mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: the same meaning


Question: Here is one sentence: You'll be sent home if you pull another stunt like that.
Here is another sentence: I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up.
Does the pull mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: different meanings


Question: Here is one sentence: It was replaced because of its age.
Here is another sentence: We've known each other for ages.
Does the age mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer:
different meanings