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grew on

grew on is the simple past of grow on.

Meaning of grow on

Verb

grow on (third-person singular simple present grows on, present participle growing on, simple past grew on, past participle grown on)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To become more likeable to someone.
    • I didn't like this song at first, but now it's starting to grow on me.
  2. (transitive) To gradually become more evident to someone.
    • "I can tell you now, Sam. […] When you left me last night, the whole deadly seriousness of the matter grew on me, till I was as miserable as a man can be." His face lightened as I spoke.1902, Bram Stoker, chapter XVIII, in The Mystery of the Sea

Questions about grew on

What is grew on the simple past of?
Grew on is the simple past of grow on.

Words near grew on in the dictionary

  1. grew apart
  2. grew away from
  3. grew cold
  4. grew into
  5. grew like a weed
  6. grew on
  7. grew out
  8. grew out of
  9. grew some balls
  10. grew up
  11. Grewal

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