grow on

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grow on

verb grows on · growing on · grew on · grown on

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. "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.

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Español	gustar cada vez más, apegarse, cobrar apego, coger apegamiento, encariñarse
Русский	полюбиться poljubitʹsja, нравиться nravitʹsja

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@misc{grow_on_2026,
  title = {grow on},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/grow%20on},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}