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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When tomatoes stop producing, healthy plants can be grown on until fall when temperatures moderate and fruit set begins. Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2025 For this work, the researchers chose a particular strain of the split-gill mushroom – which typically grows on dead wood – and used the entire fungus rather than just the root-like mycelium. Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 16 May 2025 Some people are allergic to peanuts, which don’t grow on trees. Miranda Mullings and Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 3 May 2025 Full sun Soil Type: Medium, well-draining, average Soil pH: Acidic (5.5-6.5) USDA Hardiness Zones: 9 to 11 Thriving in heat and sun, bougainvillea are traditionally grown on arbors and fences to provide privacy, but several newer varieties take on a more shrub-like habit. Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 May 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 4 Jun. 2025.

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