refrain

P21111
predicate

Indicates that an entity deliberately holds back from performing a particular action or behavior.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
refrain canonical 141

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: refrain
Generated description
Indicates that an entity deliberately holds back from performing a particular action or behavior.

Sample triples (141)

Subject Object
Like a Rolling Stone How does it feel?
Judges
surface form: Book of Judges
In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes
The Hollow Men This is the way the world ends
The Hollow Men Not with a bang but a whimper
Aegukga repeated after each verse
Agnus Dei miserere nobis
Agnus Dei dona nobis pacem
Yankee Doodle (song) Yankee Doodle went to town
Yankee Doodle (song) Yankee Doodle keep it up
Yankee Doodle (song) Mind the music and the step
Yankee Doodle (song) And with the girls be handy
The Raven Nevermore
A Dream Within a Dream All that we see or seem / Is but a dream within a dream.
Annabel Lee "in this kingdom by the sea"
Annabel Lee "of the beautiful Annabel Lee"
Exposure "But nothing happens."
Surah Ar-Rahman فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
The Battle Hymn of the Republic Glory, glory, hallelujah
The Negro Speaks of Rivers My soul has grown deep like the rivers.
O Captain! My Captain! O Captain! My Captain! self-linksurface differs
surface form: "O Captain! my Captain!"
O Captain! My Captain! "Fallen cold and dead"
I, Too I, too, am America.
Mad Girl’s Love Song “I shut my eyes and all the world drops dead”
Mad Girl’s Love Song “I think I made you up inside my head”
Avinu Malkeinu Avinu Malkeinu self-linksurface differs
surface form: "Avinu Malkeinu" ("Our Father, Our King")
Himno Nacional de la República de Colombia ¡Oh gloria inmarcesible! ¡Oh júbilo inmortal!
Where Have All the Flowers Gone? When will they ever learn?
Acquainted with the Night I have been one acquainted with the night.
Let’s Do It, Let’s Fall in Love Let’s do it, let’s fall in love
There's a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow
surface form: "There's a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow"
"There's a great big beautiful tomorrow, shining at the end of every day"
There's a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow
surface form: "There's a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow"
"There's a great big beautiful tomorrow, just a dream away"
Hallelujah Chorus Hallelujah
America the Beautiful America the Beautiful self-linksurface differs
surface form: America! America!
America the Beautiful God shed His grace on thee
poem "Gunga Din" by Rudyard Kipling
surface form: Gunga Din
You limpin’ lump o’ brick-dust, Gunga Din!
Psalm 80 Restore us, O God; let your face shine, that we may be saved
Psalm 118 "for his mercy endureth for ever"
Lament for the Makaris Timor mortis conturbat me
Auld Lang Syne For auld lang syne
Green Grow the Rashes, O Green Grow the Rashes, O self-linksurface differs
surface form: Green grow the rashes, O
Green Grow the Rashes, O Green grow the rashes, O, / The sweetest hours that e’er I spend, / Are spent amang the lasses, O
The Battle of Sherramuir “There’s some say this, and some say that”
tala al-badru ‘alayna
surface form: Tala‘ al-Badru ‘Alayna
“Ayyuhā al-mab‘ūthu fīnā, ji’ta bi-l-amri al-muṭā‘”
This Little Light of Mine I’m gonna let it shine
Hard Times Come Again No More Hard Times Come Again No More self-linksurface differs
surface form: Hard times, come again no more
Rule, Britannia! Rule, Britannia! self-linksurface differs
surface form: Rule, Britannia! Britannia, rule the waves
Little Drummer Boy pa rum pum pum pum
O Come O Come Emmanuel
surface form: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel.
Chad Gadya Chad gadya, chad gadya
Sanctus Holy, Holy, Holy