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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Another concern is aflatoxins, toxins from certain fungi that can grow on peanuts, tree nuts, and other crops like corn. —

Johna Burdeos, Health, 7 Jan. 2025 The same single is also growing on both the Streaming Songs chart (No. 24) and the Billboard Global 200 (No. 16). —

Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025 According to Market Defense, this category is growing on Amazon with mass brands like Liquid I.V. and new entrants like ZBiotics. —

Emily Burns, WWD, 31 Dec. 2024 Sequoia National Park, California California’s jointly managed Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks are famous for their groves of giant Sequoia trees, a species that only grows on the western slope of the Sierra Nevada mountains. —

Graham Averill, Outside Online, 22 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for grow on