Question: Sentence 1: I was hoping for a yes.
Sentence 2: Was that a yes?
Does yes mean the same thing in these two sentences?
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Answer: the same meaning

Question: Sentence 1: To raise a wall, or a heap of stones.
Sentence 2: Raise a family.
Does raise mean the same thing in these two sentences?
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Answer: different meanings

Question: Sentence 1: Don't ride me so hard over my failure.
Sentence 2: Let it ride.
Does ride mean the same thing in these two sentences?
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Answer:
different meanings