Question
English Question on We're not afraid to Die if we can all be together
The following are the meanings listed in the dictionary against the phrase ‘take on’. In which meaning is it used in the third paragraph of the account:
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 to accept sb as one’s opponent in a game, contest or conflict
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
Answer
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.