List of top English Questions

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
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