grow on

grow on

1. To gain a greater hold on

2. To gain in the estimation of, become ever more acceptable to

3. (of seedlings) to (be stimulated to) develop into mature plants by suitable positioning, treatment, etc

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Main Entry: ↑grow

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ˈgrow on [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they grow on he/she/it grows on present participle growing on past tense grew on past participle grown on] phrasal verb

if something or someone grows on you, you start to like them more

The new house slowly began to grow on her.

Thesaurus: to be, or to become popular or fashionable_synonym

Main entry: grow

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become gradually more appealing to (someone)

a house has to grow on you

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grow on [phrasal verb]

grow on (someone) : to become more appealing to (someone) as time passes

Try the dish again–it grows on you.

I didn't like him at first, but he's starting to grow on me.

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Main Entry: ↑grow