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came with the territory

came with the territory is the simple past of come with the territory.

Meaning of come with the territory

Verb

come with the territory (third-person singular simple present comes with the territory, present participle coming with the territory, simple past came with the territory, past participle come with the territory)

  1. (idiomatic) To be a common, and often inconvenient, accompaniment of an occupation, situation, or occurrence.
    • Johnny Carson's three-year tenure as top man of "Tonight" leaves him less edgy than any of that grind's predecessors and he has a fine relaxed philosophy about the side irritants of the nation's favorite chatterthon: "Loss of privacy comes with the territory."1965 November 29, Jack O'Brian, “The Voice of Broadway”, in Palm Beach Daily News, retrieved 28 Oct 2012, page 4

Questions about came with the territory

What is came with the territory the simple past of?
Came with the territory is the simple past of come with the territory.

Words near came with the territory in the dictionary

  1. came up with the goods
  2. came up with the rations
  3. came upon
  4. came with
  5. came with it
  6. came with the territory
  7. came with the turf
  8. came Yorkshire over
  9. camed
  10. camedst
  11. camei

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