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The following are the meaning listed in the dictionary against the phrase `take on’. In which meaning is it used in the third paragraph of the account:
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Take on sth: |
to begin to have a particular quality or appearance; to assume sth |
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take sb on: |
to employ sb; to engage sb |
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Take sb/sth on: |
to decide to do sth; to allow sth/sb to enter e.g. a bus, plane or ship; to take sth/sb on board |
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Solution
In the third paragraph, in lines:
“… we took on two crewman to help us tackle … roughest seas…”, the word “took on” suggests to take somebody on i.e., to employ or engage somebody.
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