grow on you

grow on you
grow on (you) to become increasingly liked or appreciated by you.

At first the show seemed kind of weird, but it grew on us.


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  • grow on you — you like it more each day, gradually like it more    In time, you will appreciate Lang s poetry. It grows on you …   English idioms

  • I Only Want My Love to Grow in You — Infobox Single Name = I Only Want My Love to Grow in You Cover size = Caption = Artist = Strawbs from Album = Deep Cuts A side = I Only Want My Love to Grow in You B side = (Wasting My Time) Thinking of You Released = Start date|1976 Format = 7… …   Wikipedia

  • grow — [ grou ] (past tense grew [ gru ] ; past participle grown [ groun ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 about children/animals ▸ 2 about plants/cells etc. ▸ 3 about hair/nails ▸ 4 increase in size ▸ 5 increase in success ▸ 6 develop character ▸ 7 start to have… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 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 • • • Main Entry: ↑grow * * * ˈgrow on… …   Useful english dictionary

  • grow on — (you) to become increasingly liked or appreciated by you. At first the show seemed kind of weird, but it grew on us …   New idioms dictionary

  • grow up — {v.} 1. To increase in size or height; become taller or older; reach full height. * /Johnny is growing up; his shoes are too small for him./ * /I grew up on a farm./ * /The city has grown up since I was young./ 2. To become adult in mind or… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • grow up — {v.} 1. To increase in size or height; become taller or older; reach full height. * /Johnny is growing up; his shoes are too small for him./ * /I grew up on a farm./ * /The city has grown up since I was young./ 2. To become adult in mind or… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • grow */*/*/ — UK [ɡrəʊ] / US [ɡroʊ] verb Word forms grow : present tense I/you/we/they grow he/she/it grows present participle growing past tense grew UK [ɡruː] / US [ɡru] past participle grown UK [ɡrəʊn] / US [ɡroʊn] 1) [intransitive] if children or animals… …   English dictionary

  • grow*/*/*/ — [grəʊ] (past tense grew [gruː] ; past participle grown [grəʊn] ) verb 1) if children, animals, or plants grow, they become taller She must have grown at least four inches since I saw her last.[/ex] a fully grown lion[/ex] Some of these creatures… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • grow out — PHR V ERG If you grow out a hairstyle or let it grow out, you let your hair grow so that the style changes or so that you can cut off the part that you do not want. [V P n (not pron)] I also let my hair go darker and grew out my fringe... [V P]… …   English dictionary

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