startsAs

P197128

predicate

Indicates that an entity initially exists or appears in a particular form, state, or role before potentially changing to another.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
startsAs canonical	4

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: startsAs

Generated description

Indicates that an entity initially exists or appears in a particular form, state, or role before potentially changing to another.

Sample triples (4)

Subject	Object
Abby Lockhart	nurse ⓘ
Richard Hunter	street boy ⓘ
Richard Hunter	bootblack in New York City ⓘ
J. Pierrepont Finch in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying surface form: J. Pierrepont Finch	window washer ⓘ