grow on

phrasal verb

grew on; grown on; growing on; grows on

: to become more appealing to (someone) as time passes

Try the drink again—it grows on you.

I didn't like him at first, but he's starting to grow on me.

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During the previous effort, squalid and fetid camps grew on the border and were marred by gang violence. —

Bill Barrow, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025 Those are lichens growing on the surface of the grapefruit bark. —

Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Jan. 2025 An indoor-outdoor spa specializes in traditional Vietnamese medicine using herbs grown on the property and in nearby gardens. —

Lindsey Tramuta Roxanne Fequiere Luke Fortney Gisela Williams Megan O’Sullivan, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025 For all its beauty, the variety began as a mistake, when Dutch breeder Jan Spek Rozen discovered unusual traits that an ordinary rose assumed when grown on the Andean plateau. —

Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for grow on