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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And one of their survey blocks which was intended to map trees had actually mapped trees growing on top of a really large Maya city that was previously unknown to the scientific community. —

Anna Lagos, WIRED, 2 Nov. 2024 Common Pests & Plant Diseases Insect pests of camellias include tea scales and aphids, both of which produce a waste product called honeydew that encourages sooty mold to grow on the foliage. —

Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2024 Where once a show like The Great British Bake Off was given years to grow on the BBC, now the instant success of The Traitors is preferable. —

Jake Kanter, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2024 The grape variety— a crossing of Pinot Noir and Grenache—is usually more of a work horse grown on Madeira, relegated to blends or table wine. —

Lana Bortolot, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for grow on