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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Other high school projects included designing crops to grow on Mars and developing eye drops to treat cataracts.
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Bill Whitaker, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2025
Watching the collection grow on the Christmas tree is a fun marking of the memories made and years that have passed.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 29 Nov. 2025
Michael’s new look is starting to grow on her though.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
In 2023, Ma’alot Farms partnered with another nonprofit, Loaves and Fishes, to cook down and distribute some of the produce grown on the farm.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2025
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Bill Whitaker, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2025
Watching the collection grow on the Christmas tree is a fun marking of the memories made and years that have passed.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 29 Nov. 2025
Michael’s new look is starting to grow on her though.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
In 2023, Ma’alot Farms partnered with another nonprofit, Loaves and Fishes, to cook down and distribute some of the produce grown on the farm.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2025
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“Grow on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grow%20on. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.
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