Problem: Sentence1: The story is false, so far as I can discover.
Sentence2: I discovered the fleece.
Q: Does the term discover mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer: the same meaning

Problem: Sentence1: Beat the egg whites.
Sentence2: Reading beats watching television.
Q: Does the term beat mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer: different meanings

Problem: Sentence1: We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba.
Sentence2: Please follow the guide through the museum.
Q: Does the term follow mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer: different meanings

Problem: Sentence1: Develop the rook.
Sentence2: Well-developed breasts.
Q: Does the term develop mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer:
different meanings