Problem: Sentence1: Give priority to.
Sentence2: Give one's name.
Q: Does the term give mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer: different meanings

Problem: Sentence1: I shall be writing to you soon.
Sentence2: The dog was drowned by the boy.
Q: Does the term be mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer: the same meaning

Problem: Sentence1: Play sports.
Sentence2: Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches.
Q: Does the term play mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer: the same meaning

Problem: Sentence1: Should we classify "make up" as an idiom or as a phrasal verb?
Sentence2: She classified the works as 'dangerous'.
Q: Does the term classify mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer:
the same meaning