grow on

Verb

Meaning

(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.

(transitive) To gradually become more evident to someone.

Examples

MINEOLA, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) cases continues to grow on Long Island as families strive to keep life as normal as possible. Source: Internet

Bitter Seville oranges grow on trees lining the city streets. Source: Internet

Coprophilous fungi are fungi that grow on animal dung and disperse spores in nearby vegetation, which the baby mammoth would then consume. Source: Internet

For mankind’s own colonial efforts, he suggested the Dyson tree, altered genetically to grow on comets and generate a breathable atmosphere. Source: Internet

But after a few playbacks, it would start to grow on you." Source: Internet

Daniele Del Nero, for example, constructs scale models of houses and office buildings and then induces mold to grow on them, giving them a spooky, reclaimed-by-nature look. Source: Internet

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