Question

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
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 1

Correct Meaning

In the third paragraph, “take on” is used in the sense:

“to begin to have a particular quality or appearance; to assume something.”

This matches the dictionary entry “take on sth: to begin to have a particular quality or appearance; to assume sth.”