reasonForUse

P21011
predicate

Indicates that one entity specifies the justification, purpose, or motivation for using another entity.

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All labels observed (20)

Label Occurrences
reasonForUse canonical 34
indicatedUse 3
isUsedBecauseOf 3

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: reasonForUse
Generated description
Indicates that one entity specifies the justification, purpose, or motivation for using another entity.

Sample triples (65)

Subject Object
Norwegian coalition governments absence of single-party parliamentary majority ⓘ
Plum Blossom Banner political sensitivities over the name Taiwan ⓘ
Plum Blossom Banner agreements with international sports organizations ⓘ
Taxus anti-cancer drug via predicate surface "paclitaxelUse" ⓘ
Zhōnghuá Táiběi political compromise ⓘ
Zhōnghuá Táiběi One-China policy sensitivities ⓘ
Nazareth Illit (Nof HaGalil)
surface form: Nazareth Illit
to strengthen Jewish presence in the Galilee via predicate surface "purposeAtEstablishment" ⓘ
Amalienborg Palace Christiansborg Palace fire of 1794 via predicate surface "reasonForRoyalUse" ⓘ
Paul French to separate juvenile fiction from Isaac Asimov’s more serious works ⓘ
Senate of Canada Building Centre Block rehabilitation via predicate surface "reasonForTemporaryUse" ⓘ
A. M. Barnard to separate sensational works from Louisa May Alcott’s domestic fiction via predicate surface "motivationForUse" ⓘ
Mary Pollock to publish additional works without overusing the name Enid Blyton ⓘ
Parramatta Eels (part-time) larger stadium capacity than primary home ground ⓘ
Form I-9 establish employment authorization only via predicate surface "listCPurpose" ⓘ
Narvik–Germany iron ore route Narvik ⓘ
surface form: Narvik is ice-free year-round
Narvik–Germany iron ore route Luleå port in the Gulf of Bothnia is icebound in winter ⓘ
.xk absence of officially assigned ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code for Kosovo at time of use ⓘ
King of Biathlon dominance in biathlon via predicate surface "isUsedBecauseOf" ⓘ
King of Biathlon record number of biathlon titles via predicate surface "isUsedBecauseOf" ⓘ
King of Biathlon status as one of the greatest biathletes in history via predicate surface "isUsedBecauseOf" ⓘ
Howea belmoreana attractive foliage via predicate surface "indoorUseReason" ⓘ
Howea belmoreana tolerance of low light via predicate surface "indoorUseReason" ⓘ
Ellis Bell to conceal female gender in literary publishing via predicate surface "motivationForUse" ⓘ
Currer Bell to conceal female identity ⓘ
Currer Bell to avoid gender bias in publishing ⓘ
Junker Jörg protection from imperial and ecclesiastical authorities ⓘ
Junker Jörg avoidance of arrest after the Edict of Worms ⓘ
Blunder Bowl sloppy quality of play via predicate surface "usedBecauseOf" ⓘ
Dynamic AMOLED display reduced eye strain via predicate surface "blueLightReductionPurpose" ⓘ
Dynamic AMOLED display improved visual comfort via predicate surface "blueLightReductionPurpose" ⓘ
Babette Gladney to cope with fear of death via predicate surface "drugUseMotivation" ⓘ
Victoria Lucas anonymity ⓘ
Victoria Lucas privacy ⓘ
Venus-Earth-Earth Gravity Assist inadequate direct-injection energy from Space Shuttle/IUS combination ⓘ
Texas hold 'em poker (in the 2006 film) to modernize the gambling element for contemporary audiences via predicate surface "reasonForUsingPoker" ⓘ
Texas hold 'em poker (in the 2006 film) Texas hold 'em popularity in televised poker era via predicate surface "reasonForUsingPoker" ⓘ
Vasavi Shakti to kill Ghatotkacha via predicate surface "purposeOfUse" ⓘ
Halahala poison to protect the universe via predicate surface "purposeOfConsumption" ⓘ
Halahala poison to prevent cosmic destruction via predicate surface "purposeOfConsumption" ⓘ
International Extreme Ultraviolet Hitchhiker (IEH)
surface form: International Extreme Ultraviolet Hitchhiker
Earth’s atmosphere absorbs extreme ultraviolet radiation via predicate surface "reasonForSpaceUse" ⓘ
Chinese Taipei flag (modified form) political sensitivities regarding Taiwan’s status ⓘ
Pyotr Mikhailov to travel incognito via predicate surface "purposeOfUse" ⓘ
Pyotr Mikhailov to conceal royal identity via predicate surface "purposeOfUse" ⓘ
Louis de Montalte anonymity in religious controversy ⓘ
Louis de Montalte protection from ecclesiastical censure ⓘ
Louis de Montalte protection from political repercussions ⓘ
Molecular Markers, Natural History and Evolution molecular markers to study natural populations via predicate surface "explainsUseOf" ⓘ
Molecular Markers, Natural History and Evolution molecular markers to infer phylogeny via predicate surface "explainsUseOf" ⓘ
We Can Get Them for You Wholesale desire for revenge on unfaithful girlfriend via predicate surface "hasMotiveForUsingService" ⓘ
Dragan Dabić indictment for war crimes ⓘ