Problem: Sentence1: I carry these thoughts in the back of my head.
Sentence2: Amanda carried the package from home to New York.
Q: Does the term carry mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer: different meanings

Problem: Sentence1: Tomorrow the doctor will take the cast off her arm.
Sentence2: The test grader takes off a point for every misspelled word.
Q: Does the term take mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer: the same meaning

Problem: Sentence1: While there's life there's hope.
Sentence2: I have known him all his life.
Q: Does the term life mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer: different meanings

Problem: Sentence1: You can visit me in the spring, when the weather is bearable.
Sentence2: Spring is the time of the year most species reproduce.
Q: Does the term spring mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer:
the same meaning