there are cases where the same verb can have different meanings depending on whether its prefix is separable or inseparable (an equivalent example in English would be take over and overtake) (prefix over- <-> particle over).

German

In German, among other languages, some verbs can exist as separable and inseparable forms with different meanings. For the verb umfahren (particle um-) one even gets opposite meanings:

The infinitive forms of these two verbs umfahren are only identical in written form. When spoken, the

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