"You were born before your time."
2007-01-07 15:58:31 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
"You were born before your time" means that you are far ahead of the age in which you live. A good example would be Leonardo da Vinci, who lived some 500 years ago, but was so far ahead of his time with all his inventions, that he probably would have been right at home in the mid-Nineteenth Century.
If someone says that you were born before your time, you might take it is a compliment to your intelligence.
Look around you and you can see the opposite saying (which I am now making up) to be true: He was born long after his time. There are plenty of knuckle-draggers out there. However, let's think of the positive. Most people seem to fit in quite well with the times, and these could be considered to be born within their timel But, frankly, these people aren't as interesting as those who are 'born before their time'.
2007-01-07 16:14:38 · answer #1 · answered by Marion111 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that you might say or do something that does not connect with today's society but it s relevant to something that has been learned in the past.
2007-01-07 16:07:50 · answer #2 · answered by piglet564 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could also mean that what you know or say is too advanced to suit todays time.
2007-01-07 16:10:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that you think like someone much younger than you.
2007-01-07 16:06:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
thank u for two points.
2007-01-07 16:04:19 · answer #5 · answered by Steven W 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋