come from a good place
come from a good place verb: to be motivated by decency, kindness, or good intentions.
Verb
come from a good place (third-person singular simple present comes from a good place, present participle coming from a good place, simple past came from a good place, past participle come from a good place)
- To be motivated by decency, kindness, or good intentions.
- “In the 1990s, there was actually tremendous pressure to put women on hormone therapy, and it came from a good place,” Dr. Bates says.2009 December 12, Natasha Singer, Duff Wilson, “Menopause, as Brought to You by Big Pharma”, in New York Times, retrieved 01 Mar 2014
- Ironically, this hesitation to condemn comes from a good place – the part of the British psyche that rightly prides itself on respecting other cultures.2011 July 23, Barbara Ellen, “Lucian Freud treasured the pleasures of the flesh”, in The Guardian/Observer, UK, retrieved 01 Mar 2014
Synonyms of come from a good place
Forms of come from a good place
| third-person singular present | comes from a good place |
|---|---|
| present participle | coming from a good place |
| past | came from a good place |
| past participle | come from a good place |
Questions about come from a good place
- What does come from a good place mean?
- Come from a good place means to be motivated by decency, kindness, or good intentions.
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- Come from a good place is a verb.
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- The past tense of come from a good place is came from a good place.
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