sign vs presage

presage vs sign

sign and presage both are nouns.

sign is an adjective but presage is not an adjective.

sign and presage both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sign	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
presage	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, presage is a hyponym of sign; that is, presage is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sign:

sign: an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come
presage: a sign of something about to happen

Other hyponyms of sign include war cloud, omen, portent, prodigy, prognostic, prognostication.

sign (noun)	presage (noun)
structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted	a sign of something about to happen
a public display of a message	a foreboding about what is about to happen
a gesture that is part of a sign language
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
a character indicating a relation between quantities
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
a fundamental linguistic unit linking a signifier to that which is signified
an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come
(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges)
(medicine) any objective evidence of the presence of a disorder or disease

sign (adjective)	presage (adjective)
used of the language of the deaf

sign (verb)	presage (verb)
be engaged by a written agreement	indicate, as with a sign or an omen
communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs
mark with one's signature; write one's name (on)
make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate
communicate in sign language
place signs, as along a road
approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation
engage by written agreement

Difference between sign and presage

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