began
P19545
predicate
Indicates that one entity initiated or started an action, event, or state involving another entity or context.
All labels observed (23)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| began canonical | 35 |
| initiates | 28 |
| startedAs | 13 |
| started | 4 |
| début | 3 |
| beganProduction | 2 |
| beganWorkOn | 2 |
| begunBy | 2 |
| commenced | 2 |
| workBegan | 2 |
| beganBreakingApartApproximately | 1 |
| beganDeglaciation | 1 |
| beganForming | 1 |
| beganMigration | 1 |
| beganRuleInIraq | 1 |
| beganSettlement | 1 |
| beganSubduction | 1 |
| comienzo | 1 |
| devotionBegan | 1 |
| protestBegan | 1 |
| rozpoczęłaSię | 1 |
| workOnItBegan | 1 |
| начало | 1 |
Description generation (PDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.
Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning. # Instructions Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. # Response Format Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: began
Generated description
Indicates that one entity initiated or started an action, event, or state involving another entity or context.
Sample triples (106)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| United States–Cuba relations | 19th century ⓘ |
| Hashemite dynasty | 1921 via predicate surface "beganRuleInIraq" ⓘ |
| Farallon Plate | Mesozoic era via predicate surface "beganSubduction" ⓘ |
| Colin Kaepernick | 2016 NFL preseason via predicate surface "protestBegan" ⓘ |
| Tepeyac Hill | 16th century via predicate surface "devotionBegan" ⓘ |
| Pakistan nuclear weapons program | late 1960s ⓘ |
| CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems |
CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
via predicate surface "startedAs"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
conference on human factors in computing systems
|
| National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009 | 2010 via predicate surface "commenced" ⓘ |
| USGS topographic maps | late 19th century via predicate surface "beganProduction" ⓘ |
| Nita Naldi | stage performer via predicate surface "startedAs" ⓘ |
| Nita Naldi | chorus girl via predicate surface "startedAs" ⓘ |
| United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts | civil enforcement actions on behalf of the United States in the District of Massachusetts via predicate surface "initiates" ⓘ |
| Rasmus Lerdorf | PHP project via predicate surface "started" ⓘ |
| Chris Lattner |
LLVM
via predicate surface "started"
ⓘ
surface form:
LLVM project
|
| John Bold | legal inquiry into Hiram’s Hospital income via predicate surface "initiates" ⓘ |
| Call of Abraham | story of the patriarchs via predicate surface "initiates" ⓘ |
| Call of Abraham | history of Israel via predicate surface "initiates" ⓘ |
| Shahid Khan | dishwasher at a YMCA in Illinois via predicate surface "startedAs" ⓘ |
| Shadrack | National Suicide Day ritual via predicate surface "initiates" ⓘ |
| Houston Astros–Texas Rangers rivalry | interleague play era ⓘ |
| Dick Van Patten | child model via predicate surface "startedAs" ⓘ |
| Dick Van Patten | child actor on Broadway via predicate surface "startedAs" ⓘ |
| Catholic Church hierarchy in the Holy Roman Empire | 10th century ⓘ |
| William of Sens | Canterbury Cathedral choir after the 1174 fire via predicate surface "beganWorkOn" ⓘ |
| The Arcades Project | 1927 via predicate surface "workOnItBegan" ⓘ |
| U.S. commemorative coin programs | 1892 ⓘ |
| United States–China relations | 18th century ⓘ |
| DICOM Application Entity | DICOM association via predicate surface "initiates" ⓘ |
|
supercontinent Pangaea
surface form:
Pangaea
|
200 million years ago via predicate surface "beganBreakingApartApproximately" ⓘ |
| Americo-Liberian settlers | 1820 via predicate surface "beganMigration" ⓘ |
| WRQ | file transfer from client to server via predicate surface "initiates" ⓘ |
| SNMP command generator | SNMP request-response exchange via predicate surface "initiates" ⓘ |
| DHCPDISCOVER | DHCP lease acquisition process via predicate surface "initiates" ⓘ |
| Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible | June 1830 ⓘ |
| Ahmose I | New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ |
| Germany–United States relations | 18th century ⓘ |
| India–United States relations | 1947 ⓘ |
| Latvia–United States relations | 1922-07-28 ⓘ |
| Yemen–United States relations | 1940s ⓘ |
| Jordan–United States relations | 1949 ⓘ |
| Producer Price Index | early 20th century ⓘ |
|
Theatre of Marcellus, Rome
surface form:
Theatre of Marcellus
|
Julius Caesar via predicate surface "begunBy" ⓘ |
| A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles | late 19th century via predicate surface "workBegan" ⓘ |
| China–Pakistan relations | 1951 ⓘ |
| Japan–United States relations | 19th century ⓘ |
| Cordilleran Ice Sheet | late Pleistocene via predicate surface "beganDeglaciation" ⓘ |
| Roman Italy under the Empire | 27 BC ⓘ |
| 16e législature de la Ve République | 2022 via predicate surface "début" ⓘ |
| Conciliar movement | late 14th century ⓘ |
| Pam Dawber | model via predicate surface "startedAs" ⓘ |