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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Foul Bay has a particularly high concentration of patch corals, which exist in shallow waters and need an underlying platform to grow on.
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Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 25 July 2025
Some of these organisms grow on waste milk from dairy farms and brewery wastewater – materials that cause fish kills and dead zones in ponds and bays.
—James F. Holden, The Conversation, 21 July 2025
Frosts and freezes will kill cucumber vines and damage any fruit that’s still growing on your plant.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 July 2025
Pressure is also growing on Netanyahu from within Israel.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 5 July 2025
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Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 25 July 2025
Some of these organisms grow on waste milk from dairy farms and brewery wastewater – materials that cause fish kills and dead zones in ponds and bays.
—James F. Holden, The Conversation, 21 July 2025
Frosts and freezes will kill cucumber vines and damage any fruit that’s still growing on your plant.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 July 2025
Pressure is also growing on Netanyahu from within Israel.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 5 July 2025
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“Grow on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grow%20on. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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