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undertake = attempt or encounter?



 
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undertake = attempt or encounter? #1 (permalink) Thu Dec 18, 2008 16:43 pm   undertake = attempt or encounter?		  
What would you choose as an alternative to the underlined word in the sentence below?

First year students are required to undertake simple experiments
A. submerge B. uncover C. attempt D. encounter

My choice is D.encounter but my teacher says the answer is C.attempt. I have never seen "attempt smt" but "attempt to do smt". And yet, I think that "encounter smt" is appropriate.
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undertake = attempt or encounter? #2 (permalink) Fri Dec 19, 2008 11:01 am   undertake = attempt or encounter?		  
It is possible to "attempt something", without "to do".

"Encounter" would be a completely wrong answer, because it means "to meet unexpectedly".
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