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coming with the territory

coming with the territory is the present participle 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 coming with the territory

What is coming with the territory the present participle of?
Coming with the territory is the present participle of come with the territory.

Words near coming with the territory in the dictionary

  1. coming up with the goods
  2. coming up with the rations
  3. coming upon
  4. coming with
  5. coming with it
  6. coming with the territory
  7. coming with the turf
  8. coming Yorkshire over
  9. coming-of-age
  10. coming-out
  11. coming-out parties

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