Problem: Sentence1: I wish I could go home now.
Sentence2: I wish that Christmas were over.
Q: Does the term wish mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer: different meanings

Problem: Sentence1: The storm did a lot of damage to the area.
Sentence2: What's the damage? he asked the waiter.
Q: Does the term damage mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer: different meanings

Problem: Sentence1: I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do.
Sentence2: I must see your passport before you can enter the country.
Q: Does the term see mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer: different meanings

Problem: Sentence1: I try to avoid the company of gamblers.
Sentence2: He avoided going to the area.
Q: Does the term avoid mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer:
the same meaning