Question: Here is one sentence: The story is false, so far as I can discover.
Here is another sentence: I discovered how to do it.
Does the discover mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: the same meaning

Question: Here is one sentence: They began to fight like fun.
Here is another sentence: He was fun to be with.
Does the fun mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: different meanings

Question: Here is one sentence: A four-month stay in bankruptcy court.
Here is another sentence: They had a nice stay in Paris.
Does the stay mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: the same meaning

Question: Here is one sentence: Bear a resemblance.
Here is another sentence: The unidentified plant bore gorgeous flowers.
Does the bear mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer:
different meanings