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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All holiday cacti are epiphytes, meaning these plants naturally grow on trees or rocks instead of soil. Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2025 Organic Valley Original Oat Beverages Start your day with Organic Valley Oat Beverages, crafted from organic oats grown on family farms and made without gums or seed oils. Adam Mills, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025 The machine takes up very little space, and the front-panel design and menacing yellow glow from its RGB grew on me (which is changeable via the Asus Armoury Crate app). PC Magazine, 19 Oct. 2025 This means not only providing morale-boosting menus, but ones that can be put together from foods grown on the Moon itself. David Szondy october 19, New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for grow on

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“Grow on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grow%20on. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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