Question: Sentence 1: The forces of reaction carried the election.
Sentence 2: In this reaction, the acid and base will neutralize each other, producing a salt.
Does reaction mean the same thing in these two sentences?
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Answer: different meanings

Question: Sentence 1: Can we finance the addition to our home?
Sentence 2: His parents financed his college education.
Does finance mean the same thing in these two sentences?
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Answer: the same meaning

Question: Sentence 1: Play cards.
Sentence 2: Gielgud played Hamlet.
Does play mean the same thing in these two sentences?
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Answer:
different meanings