grow on

verb

grew on; grown on; growing on; grows on

transitive verb

1
: to have an increasing influence
a bad habit that grows on a person
2
: to become increasingly acceptable or attractive
He didn't like it at first, but it grew on him.

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About two years ago the legislature passed a bill allowing urban wineries where wine can be produced without vines growing on the property. — Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2026 Pressure grows on second Spanish territory in Africa Migrants from Morocco also attempted to cross into Melilla, Spain’s other territory at the tip of North Africa. — Sergio Rodrigo Ruíz, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026 Since the 1990s, the world’s most successful companies grew on asset-light models. — Jim Zelter, Fortune, 31 July 2026 This opens the door for marine microbes, algae, and invertebrates to colonize and grow on the vessels’ submerged surfaces rapidly. — Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for grow on

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“Grow on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grow%20on. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.

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