Question

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Select the sentence that best defines a cognate.
(1) A cognate is a word in French that looks like a word in English
(2) A cognate is a word in French and English that looks alike and has the same meaning.
(3) A cognate is a word that has the same meaning in both French and in English.
(4) A cognate is a word in French and English that looks alike, but has a different meaning.

Answer 1

2 its a word that looks alike in french and english and has same meaning

Answer 2

2) A cognate is a word in French and English that looks alike and has the same meaning.

(When you're learning a new language, a cognate is an easy word to remember because it looks and means the same thing as a word you already know.)