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comes from a good place

comes from a good place is the third-person singular simple present indicative of come from a good place.

Meaning of come from a good place

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)

  1. (idiomatic) 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

Questions about comes from a good place

What is comes from a good place the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Comes from a good place is the third-person singular simple present indicative of come from a good place.

Words near comes from a good place in the dictionary

  1. comes for
  2. comes forth
  3. comes forward
  4. comes from
  5. comes from a Cracker Jack box
  6. comes from a good place
  7. comes from behind
  8. comes from below
  9. comes full circle
  10. comes good
  11. comes high

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