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
"The Lady of Shalott" (poem)
surface form: The Lady of Shalott
"The Lady of Shalott" (poem) self-linksurface differs
surface form: "The Lady of Shalott"
ATM “Count it up, count it up, count it up, count it”
The Lake Isle of Innisfree I will arise and go now
Crossing the Bar And may there be no moaning of the bar
Crossing the Bar I hope to see my Pilot face to face
Al-Mursalat Wailun yawma-idhin lil-mukadhibin
Part II
surface form: Part II (section of "Howl")
Moloch
surface form: "Moloch"
Where Everybody Knows Your Name Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name
Where Everybody Knows Your Name And they're always glad you came
Maria (song) How do you solve a problem like Maria?
Sloop John B "This is the worst trip I've ever been on"
Sloop John B "I feel so broke up, I want to go home"
Ho Jamalo Ho Jamalo self-linksurface differs
surface form: "Ho Jamalo"
Psalm 136 for his steadfast love endures forever
Phenomenal Woman ’Cause I’m a woman
Phenomenal Woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, that’s me.
"Aloha ʻOe"
surface form: Aloha ʻOe
"Aloha ʻOe" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Aloha ʻOe, aloha ʻoe
"Aloha ʻOe"
surface form: Aloha ʻOe
E ke onaona noho i ka lipo
"Aloha ʻOe"
surface form: Aloha ʻOe
One fond embrace, a hoʻi aʻe au
"Aloha ʻOe"
surface form: Aloha ʻOe
Until we meet again
Baseball’s Sad Lexicon Tinker to Evers to Chance double-play combination
surface form: Tinker to Evers to Chance
Brennan on the Moor "Brennan on the moor" NERFINISHED
Where have all the flowers gone?
surface form: Where Have All the Flowers Gone?
Where have all the flowers gone? NERFINISHED
Where have all the flowers gone?
surface form: Where Have All the Flowers Gone?
When will they ever learn?
Do not go gentle into that good night Do not go gentle into that good night
Do not go gentle into that good night Rage, rage against the dying of the light
And death shall have no dominion And death shall have no dominion NERFINISHED
David’s lament over Saul and Jonathan How are the mighty fallen
A New Argentina "A new Argentina, the workers' battle song" NERFINISHED
Oracles against the nations For three transgressions of X, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment
O Mistress Mine Youth’s a stuff will not endure
When That I Was and a Little Tiny Boy For the rain it raineth every day
Deor Þæs ofereode, þisses swa mæg
As the Deer (contemporary Christian worship song)
surface form: As the Deer
You alone are my heart’s desire and I long to worship Thee
"Like a Rolling Stone" by Bob Dylan
surface form: "Like a Rolling Stone"
"How does it feel?"
Refugee Blues "my dear"
The House on the Hill “They are all gone away”
The House on the Hill “There is nothing more to say”
Beat! Beat! Drums! Beat! beat! drums!—blow! bugles! blow!
The Tyger Tyger Tyger, burning bright
The Liberty Song "In freedom we're born and in freedom we'll live"
Oft, in the Stilly Night Thus in the stilly night
Oft, in the Stilly Night Ere slumber’s chain has bound me
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen O tidings of comfort and joy
We're Going on a Bear Hunt "We're going on a bear hunt"
We're Going on a Bear Hunt "We can't go over it. We can't go under it. Oh no! We've got to go through it!"
Adam lay ybounden Deo gratias
Tit-Willow On a tree by a river a little tom-tit
Tit-Willow Willow, tit-willow, tit-willow
The Rainy Day Into each life some rain must fall