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 |
|---|---|
| Norse Greenlanders | late 10th century via predicate surface "beganSettlement" ⓘ |
| Alex G | bedroom recording artist via predicate surface "startedAs" ⓘ |
| Отечественная война 1812 года | 24 июня 1812 года via predicate surface "начало" ⓘ |
| Paul Simon concert tours | 1970s ⓘ |
| OECD Development Co-operation Peer Reviews | 1960s via predicate surface "started" ⓘ |
| Paul Sunday | central conflict over oil in There Will Be Blood via predicate surface "initiates" ⓘ |
| the Swede | a fight with Johnnie Scully via predicate surface "initiates" ⓘ |
| Laser | search for biological father via predicate surface "initiates" ⓘ |
| Kongsberg Silver Mines | 1624 via predicate surface "beganProduction" ⓘ |
|
Jerry
surface form:
Jerry (The Zoo Story)
|
conversation with Peter via predicate surface "initiates" ⓘ |
| J. Willard Marriott | root beer stand operator via predicate surface "startedAs" ⓘ |
| Expedition 14 | 2006-09-18 ⓘ |
| Nek Chand | Rock Garden of Chandigarh via predicate surface "beganWorkOn" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Lottie Wilkins | rental of Italian castle via predicate surface "initiates" ⓘ |
| Eastern Front of World War II (rear area) | Operation Barbarossa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Rum millet | 15th century ⓘ |
| Day of the Sun celebrations | after Kim Il-sung’s death in 1994 as a formal national observance ⓘ |
| the three gods | moral conflict in The Good Person of Szechwan via predicate surface "initiates" ⓘ |
| the three gods | dramatic conflict in The Good Person of Szechwan via predicate surface "initiates" ⓘ |
|
Bitwa o Kołobrzeg (Polish name)
surface form:
Bitwa o Kołobrzeg
|
1945-03-04 via predicate surface "rozpoczęłaSię" ⓘ |
| Tafsīr al-Jalālayn | Jalāl al-Dīn al-Maḥallī via predicate surface "begunBy" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| East Antarctic Ice Sheet | Eocene–Oligocene transition via predicate surface "beganForming" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| multiregional evolution debate | mid 20th century ⓘ |
| The Red Book | 1913 ⓘ |
| Cyprus–United Kingdom relations | 1878 via predicate surface "started" ⓘ |
| Tzu-chih T’ung-chien | 1065 via predicate surface "workBegan" ⓘ |
| Katie Torres | Yes Day challenge via predicate surface "initiates" ⓘ |
| VIII Legislatura de España | 2004 via predicate surface "comienzo" ⓘ |
| Service Class Provider | DICOM operations only after receiving requests via predicate surface "initiates" ⓘ |
| Bernard Rich | child prodigy drummer via predicate surface "startedAs" ⓘ |
| Zagros orogeny | Late Cretaceous ⓘ |
| Joseph Vijay Chandrasekhar | child actor via predicate surface "startedAs" ⓘ |
| Philippine–United States relations | 1898 ⓘ |
| NIM master | network boot operations for NIM clients via predicate surface "initiates" ⓘ |
| NIM master | remote installation procedures via predicate surface "initiates" ⓘ |
| NATO Secretary General on emerging security challenges | new NATO initiatives on cyber and hybrid defence via predicate surface "initiates" ⓘ |
| NATO Secretary General on emerging security challenges | dialogue with industry on disruptive technologies via predicate surface "initiates" ⓘ |
| NATO Secretary General on emerging security challenges | dialogue with academia on emerging threats via predicate surface "initiates" ⓘ |
| Vietnamese communist movement | 1920s ⓘ |
| Eru Ilúvatar | Ainulindalë via predicate surface "initiates" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| North Korea–Japan relations | after World War II ⓘ |
| Mary Svevo | mailing of Lacuna records to patients via predicate surface "initiates" ⓘ |
| Gary King | Golden Mile pub crawl via predicate surface "initiates" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Federal Acquisition Circulars | mechanism to coordinate multi-agency FAR updates via predicate surface "startedAs" ⓘ |
| Martha McCandles | rescue mission for her grandson via predicate surface "initiates" ⓘ |
| Joshua Rush | child actor via predicate surface "startedAs" ⓘ |
| Directoire français | 26 octobre 1795 via predicate surface "début" ⓘ |
| Directoire français | 4 brumaire an IV via predicate surface "début" ⓘ |
| United States–Nicaragua relations | 19th century ⓘ |
| United States–Bolivia relations | 1837 ⓘ |