Question: Sentence 1: Here I stand, wondering what to do next.
Sentence 2: There stood on the corner a statue.
Does stand mean the same thing in these two sentences?
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Answer: different meanings

Question: Sentence 1: A good ear for pitch.
Sentence 2: He had a keen ear.
Does ear mean the same thing in these two sentences?
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Answer: the same meaning

Question: Sentence 1: Stone tools precede bronze tools.
Sentence 2: Bill preceded John in the long line of Susan's husbands.
Does precede mean the same thing in these two sentences?
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Answer:
different meanings