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comes with the territory

comes with the territory is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 comes with the territory

What is comes with the territory the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Comes with the territory is the third-person singular simple present indicative of come with the territory.

Words near comes with the territory in the dictionary

  1. comes up with the goods
  2. comes up with the rations
  3. comes upon
  4. comes with
  5. comes with it
  6. comes with the territory
  7. comes with the turf
  8. comes Yorkshire over
  9. comeslut
  10. comesluts
  11. comess

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