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.

Examples of grow on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web There’s a cornucopia of reasons why fruit and vegetables grown on this South American country’s high-altitude slopes are fuller in flavor. —

Juliet Kinsman, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 June 2024 Share [Findings] Terrestrial bacteria can grow on extraterrestrial nutrients; the black hole nearest Earth was discovered in the constellation Telescopium; and X-ray experiments conducted at the European Synchrotron indicated that moisture is destroying The Scream. —

Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 19 June 2024 The invading tissue grows on reproductive organs and other organs in the pelvic cavity. —

Kasandra Brabaw, Health, 19 June 2024 Some day, the passenger jets that soar 35,000 feet (10.6 kilometers) over Dan McLean’s North Dakota farm could be fueled by corn grown on his land and millions of other acres across the Midwest. —

Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 18 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for grow on

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