Problem: Sentence1: Okay, but this is the last time. No more after that!
Sentence2: He called four times.
Q: Does the term time mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer: the same meaning

Problem: Sentence1: A history of France.
Sentence2: A critical time in the school's history.
Q: Does the term history mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer: different meanings

Problem: Sentence1: The football player cut to his left to evade a tackle.
Sentence2: The car cut to the left at the intersection.
Q: Does the term cut mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer: the same meaning

Problem: Sentence1: I resent having to carry her all the time.
Sentence2: The painting of Mary carries motherly love.
Q: Does the term carry mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer:
different meanings