grow on en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic, transitive) To become more likeable to someone.
Blinking and swallowing, she checked her list of questions. “What are some of your favorite outdoor and indoor activities?” “Well, whale watching is growing on me.”
2015, Jenny Elliott, Save Me, Macmillan, →ISBN, page 82:I didn't like this song at first, but now it's starting to grow on me.
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(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.
1902, Bram Stoker, chapter XVIII, in The Mystery of the Sea:Realisation grew on me / As quickly as it takes your hand
2014, “Hunger of the Pine”, in This Is All Yours, performed by alt-J:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| grew on | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| growing on | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| grows on | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| grown on | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Translations (7)
ru нравиться (Translations) · es apegarse (Translations) · es coger apegamiento (Translations) · ru полюбиться (Translations) · es encariñarse (Translations) · es cobrar apego (Translations) · es gustar cada vez más (Translations)