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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Michael’s new look is starting to grow on her though.
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Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
The breakthrough, published this week in Materials Today, centers on a nanometer-thin, compressively strained germanium layer grown on a silicon wafer.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 25 Nov. 2025
But this new styling starts to grow on you.
—New Atlas, 22 Nov. 2025
These trees are grown on farms.
—Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Nov. 2025
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Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
The breakthrough, published this week in Materials Today, centers on a nanometer-thin, compressively strained germanium layer grown on a silicon wafer.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 25 Nov. 2025
But this new styling starts to grow on you.
—New Atlas, 22 Nov. 2025
These trees are grown on farms.
—Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Nov. 2025
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“Grow on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grow%20on. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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