Why do same words have different meanings?

Answer 1

They just do.

Some examples would be:

Lead them across the street. -or- That paint has Lead in it.

I heard that they're Polish. -or- Polish the furniture.

Read your book. -or- I've already read that book.

In the dictionary, look up the word 'run'; it has 50 meanings.

This is why you should try to learn another language in school. You will be surprised of how many words have many different meanings in other languages.

Rumor has it that Eskimos have 32 words to describe snow.

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