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grows on

grows on is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 grows on

What is grows on the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Grows on is the third-person singular simple present indicative of grow on.

Words near grows on in the dictionary

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

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