Question: Here is one sentence: Keep going in the same direction.
Here is another sentence: He had no direction in his life.
Does the direction mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: different meanings

Question: Here is one sentence: Files with a red tab will be stored separately.
Here is another sentence: The filing cards were organized by cards having indexed tabs.
Does the tab mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: the same meaning

Question: Here is one sentence: I mean to go to Baddeck this summer.
Here is another sentence: I meant to take the car in for a smog check, but it slipped my mind.
Does the mean mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: the same meaning

Question: Here is one sentence: How did your interview go?
Here is another sentence: Do you think the sofa will go through the door?
Does the go mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer:
different meanings