describes

P264
predicate

Indicates that one entity provides an explanation, representation, or account of another entity or concept.

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All labels observed (64)

Label Occurrences
defines 29,662
describes canonical 19,259
portrays 17,734

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: describes
Generated description
Indicates that one entity provides an explanation, representation, or account of another entity or concept.

Sample triples (81,936)

Subject Object
Army Regulation 670-1 cosmetics and nail standards via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Army Regulation 670-1 uniform fit and alteration standards via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Army Regulation 670-1 placement of insignia via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Army Regulation 670-1 wear of awards and decorations via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Army Regulation 670-1 wear of unit patches via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Army Regulation 670-1 wear of distinctive unit insignia via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Army Regulation 670-1 wear of headgear via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Army Regulation 670-1 wear of boots and footwear via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Army Regulation 670-1 wear of outer garments via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Army Regulation 670-1 wear of religious apparel with the uniform via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
W3C Note technologies related to the World Wide Web ⓘ
Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution procedure for counting electoral votes in the presence of the Senate and House via predicate surface "clarifies" ⓘ
Electoral Count Reform Act of 2022 Vice President has only ministerial role in electoral vote counting via predicate surface "clarifies" ⓘ
Electoral Count Reform Act of 2022 procedures for handling multiple slates of electors via predicate surface "clarifies" ⓘ
Electoral Count Reform Act of 2022 deadlines for state executive certifications of electors via predicate surface "clarifies" ⓘ
City of Trees urban tree canopy of Sacramento ⓘ
City of Trees lush greenery of Sacramento ⓘ
Farm-to-Fork Capital Sacramento’s food culture ⓘ
Farm-to-Fork Capital Sacramento’s agricultural abundance ⓘ
Farm-to-Fork Capital Sacramento’s access to fresh, locally sourced food ⓘ
IEEE 830 (Software Requirements Specification standard)
surface form: IEEE 830
recommended sections of a software requirements specification via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 1012 (Software Verification and Validation)
surface form: IEEE 1012
verification processes via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 1012 (Software Verification and Validation)
surface form: IEEE 1012
validation processes via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 1012 (Software Verification and Validation)
surface form: IEEE 1012
life cycle verification and validation activities via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 1012 (Software Verification and Validation)
surface form: IEEE 1012
V&V planning requirements via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 1012 (Software Verification and Validation)
surface form: IEEE 1012
V&V reporting requirements via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 1012 (Software Verification and Validation)
surface form: IEEE 1012
V&V documentation requirements via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
film "Stalingrad" (1993)
surface form: Stalingrad (1993 film)
Wehrmacht soldiers via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ
Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts structure of the Massachusetts government via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts powers of the legislative branch of Massachusetts via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts powers of the executive branch of Massachusetts via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts powers of the judicial branch of Massachusetts via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Heart of America Kansas City metropolitan area ⓘ
surface form: Kansas City as central hub
Crusade in Europe D-Day via predicate surface "describesEvent" ⓘ
surface form: D-Day landings in Normandy
Crusade in Europe Battle of the Bulge via predicate surface "describesEvent" ⓘ
Crusade in Europe North African campaign via predicate surface "describesEvent" ⓘ
Crusade in Europe Italian campaign via predicate surface "describesEvent" ⓘ
Crusade in Europe liberation of France via predicate surface "describesEvent" ⓘ
Crusade in Europe surrender of Nazi Germany via predicate surface "describesEvent" ⓘ
Come to the Stable Two French nuns travel to New England to build a children’s hospital. via predicate surface "plotSummary" ⓘ
Feynman checkerboard model relativistic quantum particle in 1+1 dimensions ⓘ
In the Shadow of Man long-term field study of wild chimpanzees ⓘ
In the Shadow of Man social behavior of chimpanzees ⓘ
In the Shadow of Man tool use in chimpanzees ⓘ
In the Shadow of Man feeding behavior of chimpanzees ⓘ
In the Shadow of Man dominance hierarchies in chimpanzees ⓘ
In the Shadow of Man mother–infant relationships in chimpanzees ⓘ
In the Shadow of Man individual chimpanzee personalities ⓘ
Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg Ruth Bader Ginsburg's personal life via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ
Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg Ruth Bader Ginsburg's marriage to Martin Ginsburg via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ