grow on
grow on verb: to become more likeable to someone.
Verb
grow on (third-person singular simple present grows on, present participle growing on, simple past grew on, past participle grown on)
- To become more likeable to someone.
- I didn't like this song at first, but now it's starting to grow on me.
- Blinking and swallowing, she checked her list of questions. “What are some of your favorite outdoor and indoor activities?” “Well, whale watching is growing on me.”2015, Jenny Elliott, Save Me, Macmillan, →ISBN, page 82
- 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
- Realisation grew on me / As quickly as it takes your hand2014, “Hunger of the Pine”, in This Is All Yours, performed by alt-J
Forms of grow on
| third-person singular present | grows on |
|---|---|
| present participle | growing on |
| past | grew on |
| past participle | grown on |
Questions about grow on
- What does grow on mean?
- Grow on means to become more likeable to someone.
- What part of speech is grow on?
- Grow on is a verb.
- What is the past tense of grow on?
- The past tense of grow on is grew on.
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