grow to do

grow to do something

to gradually begin to do certain things, using verbs such as feel, know, like, need, respect, sense, suspect, think, want, wonder, etc. I grew to hate Bob over a period of years. As I grew to know Bob, I began to like him.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Batya	-	Hebrew
Ruairidh	-	Scottish
Merari	-	Biblical
Lizzie	['lizi]
Alf (2)	ALF	English
Davina	də-VEEN-ə	English (British)