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 |
|---|---|
| Education Act 1989 | 1989 via predicate surface "commenced" ⓘ |
| United States Armed Forces in Germany | after World War II ⓘ |
| Japan–United Kingdom relations | 19th century ⓘ |
| Israeli nuclear weapons program | late 1950s ⓘ |
| Albania–Soviet Union relations | 1944 ⓘ |
| Don Alfonso | wager on women’s fidelity via predicate surface "initiates" ⓘ |