Question: Here is one sentence: This computer will connect well to the network.
Here is another sentence: These computers connected well.
Does the connect mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: the same meaning

Question: Here is one sentence: A poor excuse for an automobile.
Here is another sentence: He had to get his mother to write an excuse for him.
Does the excuse mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: different meanings

Question: Here is one sentence: Extend the casserole with a little rice.
Here is another sentence: Extend the TV antenna.
Does the extend mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: different meanings

Question: Here is one sentence: The class of 1982 was particularly noteworthy.
Here is another sentence: Early morning classes are always sleepy.
Does the class mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer:
the same meaning