Question: Sentence 1: I could hear the breath of the runner behind me.
Sentence 2: He took a deep breath and dived into the pool.
Does breath mean the same thing in these two sentences?
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Answer: the same meaning

Question: Sentence 1: How should I take this message?
Sentence 2: Looking at him as he came into the room, I took him for his father.
Does take mean the same thing in these two sentences?
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Answer: the same meaning

Question: Sentence 1: He paid all his bills by check.
Sentence 2: I was not carrying cash, so I wrote a check for the amount.
Does check mean the same thing in these two sentences?
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Answer:
the same meaning