Question: Here is one sentence: He finished an inglorious last.
Here is another sentence: He was the last to leave.
Does the last mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: the same meaning

Question: Here is one sentence: Ears open to catch every sound.
Here is another sentence: Catch a glimpse.
Does the catch mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: the same meaning

Question: Here is one sentence: I shall be writing to you soon.
Here is another sentence: There was a lot of noise in the kitchen.
Does the be mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: the same meaning

Question: Here is one sentence: Make a mistake.
Here is another sentence: My wife made me buy a new sofa.
Does the make mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer:
different meanings