usedToBe
P23508
predicate
Indicates that something held a particular state, role, or property in the past but no longer does in the present.
All labels observed (21)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| usedToBe canonical | 114 |
| usedToHave | 22 |
| formerlyCarried | 15 |
| wasOnce | 12 |
| wasPreviously | 11 |
| formerlyIn | 8 |
| isFormerly | 5 |
| formerlyHadTrack | 4 |
| formerlyUnder | 4 |
| mayBeFormerly | 3 |
| oftenWere | 3 |
| usedToBeHeadOf | 3 |
| usedToBeResponsibleFor | 3 |
| سابقاً | 2 |
| onceAbundantIn | 1 |
| tendedToBecome | 1 |
| usedToBeOfficialIn | 1 |
| wasOnceConsidered | 1 |
| wasOnceGamblerWith | 1 |
| wasSometimes | 1 |
| ранееБыл | 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: usedToBe
Generated description
Indicates that something held a particular state, role, or property in the past but no longer does in the present.
Sample triples (216)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| Pye Bridge | coal sidings via predicate surface "usedToHave" ⓘ |
| Pye Bridge | railway yards via predicate surface "usedToHave" ⓘ |
| Village Bay | main settlement of Hirta ⓘ |
| Village Bay | principal habitation area of St Kilda community ⓘ |
| Schlans | independent municipality ⓘ |
| Minister of Technology of the United Kingdom | Ministry of Technology via predicate surface "usedToBeHeadOf" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Central Artery corridor | Massachusetts Route 3 via predicate surface "formerlyCarried" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Chorio | main residential area of Symi ⓘ |
| Lord Keeper | a commoner elevated to high office via predicate surface "wasSometimes" ⓘ |
|
Devil’s Bridge
surface form:
Devil’s Bridge, Kirkby Lonsdale
|
road traffic via predicate surface "formerlyCarried" ⓘ |
| Iglesia de Santo Tomé | former mosque site ⓘ |
|
Asylum Hill historic district
surface form:
Asylum Hill Historic District
|
home to many of Hartford’s business and civic leaders ⓘ |
| Sokolče, Czechoslovakia | small rural village ⓘ |
| New Texas Giant | Texas Giant wooden roller coaster via predicate surface "wasPreviously" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Stumm ironworks industrial monuments | part of a working iron and steel plant ⓘ |
| ehemalige Nervenheilanstalt Endenich | Nervenheilanstalt via predicate surface "isFormerly" ⓘ |
| Pepacton, New York | residential buildings via predicate surface "usedToHave" ⓘ |
| Pepacton, New York | local businesses via predicate surface "usedToHave" ⓘ |
| Pepacton, New York | farms via predicate surface "usedToHave" ⓘ |
| Pepacton, New York | roads via predicate surface "usedToHave" ⓘ |
| Pepacton, New York | a railroad stop via predicate surface "usedToHave" ⓘ |
| High Sheriff of Worcestershire | principal law enforcement officer in Worcestershire ⓘ |
| Shavertown, New York | small rural hamlet ⓘ |
| Chief of the General Staff of the People’s Liberation Army | PLA General Staff Department via predicate surface "usedToBeHeadOf" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Дом Правительства Российской Федерации | Дом Совета Министров РСФСР via predicate surface "wasPreviously" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Дом Правительства Российской Федерации | Дом Правительства РСФСР via predicate surface "wasPreviously" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Parlington | country house estate ⓘ |
|
Brugse Vrije (Liberty of Bruges) building
surface form:
Brugse Vrije
|
seat of the Liberty of Bruges regional administration ⓘ |
| Croston Old School | village school ⓘ |
| Prachatice | important stop on the Golden Salt Trade Route ⓘ |
| ET&WNC Railroad corridor | East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad route NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Seascale | Victorian seaside resort ⓘ |
| Bignasco | granite quarry via predicate surface "usedToHave" ⓘ |
| Bignasco | water-powered mills via predicate surface "usedToHave" ⓘ |
| Old Residency Museum | residency building ⓘ |
| Dikwa | capital of the Borno Empire (historical phase) ⓘ |
| Dikwa | key political center of the Borno Empire ⓘ |
| Dikwa | administrative center of the Borno Empire ⓘ |
| Basilica of San Ponziano | monastery ⓘ |
| King’s Day (10 May) | Romanian national holiday ⓘ |
| Scudder Falls Bridge | Interstate 95 via predicate surface "formerlyCarried" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Boars Hill, Oxfordshire, England | civil parish of Cumnor via predicate surface "formerlyIn" ⓘ |
| Tom Simson | John Oakhurst via predicate surface "wasOnceGamblerWith" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ruins of the Château de Blainville | Château de Blainville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Lurtigen | independent municipality until 2015 ⓘ |
| Gibostad | local trading place ⓘ |
| Hinoki Village | Japanese-era official dormitory area ⓘ |
| Dagana | important center in Futa Tooro ⓘ |
| Jáchymov uranium mines | Czechoslovakia via predicate surface "formerlyIn" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Fish Docks | one of the world’s busiest fishing ports via predicate surface "wasOnce" ⓘ |