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
NBA rules number of timeouts per team via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
NBA rules overtime length via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
NBA rules number of overtimes allowed via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
NBA rules jump ball situations via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
NBA rules possession arrow non-usage via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy dual role of U.S. Marines ⓘ
No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy compassionate ally to civilians ⓘ
No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy formidable force against adversaries ⓘ
“Mr. Feynman Goes to Washington” (Part 2)
surface form: "Mr. Feynman Goes to Washington" (Part 2)
Richard Feynman’s role on the Rogers Commission ⓘ
“Mr. Feynman Goes to Washington” (Part 2)
surface form: "Mr. Feynman Goes to Washington" (Part 2)
investigation of the Challenger O-ring failure ⓘ
“Mr. Feynman Goes to Washington” (Part 2)
surface form: "Mr. Feynman Goes to Washington" (Part 2)
Feynman’s interactions with NASA officials ⓘ
“Mr. Feynman Goes to Washington” (Part 2)
surface form: "Mr. Feynman Goes to Washington" (Part 2)
Feynman’s interactions with government officials ⓘ
“Mr. Feynman Goes to Washington” (Part 2)
surface form: "Mr. Feynman Goes to Washington" (Part 2)
political pressures on the Challenger investigation ⓘ
“Mr. Feynman Goes to Washington” (Part 2)
surface form: "Mr. Feynman Goes to Washington" (Part 2)
communication gaps between NASA management and engineers ⓘ
“Mr. Feynman Goes to Washington” (Part 2)
surface form: "Mr. Feynman Goes to Washington" (Part 2)
Feynman’s skepticism about NASA reliability estimates ⓘ
“Mr. Feynman Goes to Washington” (Part 2)
surface form: "Mr. Feynman Goes to Washington" (Part 2)
Feynman’s efforts to obtain technical data from NASA ⓘ
“Mr. Feynman Goes to Washington” (Part 2)
surface form: "Mr. Feynman Goes to Washington" (Part 2)
Feynman’s frustration with bureaucratic obstacles ⓘ
“Mr. Feynman Goes to Washington” (Part 2)
surface form: "Mr. Feynman Goes to Washington" (Part 2)
Rogers Commission internal dynamics via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ
“Mr. Feynman Goes to Washington” (Part 2)
surface form: "Mr. Feynman Goes to Washington" (Part 2)
tension between transparency and political image management via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ
Navier–Stokes equations motion of viscous fluid substances ⓘ
Navier–Stokes equations evolution of fluid velocity field ⓘ
Navier–Stokes equations balance of momentum in a fluid ⓘ
Navier–Stokes equations effects of viscosity in fluids ⓘ
Navier–Stokes equations effects of pressure forces in fluids ⓘ
Navier–Stokes equations effects of external body forces on fluids ⓘ
Pan troglodytes Johann Friedrich Blumenbach via predicate surface "describedBy" ⓘ
Mimidae Nicholas Aylward Vigors via predicate surface "describedBy" ⓘ
Mimidae Thomas Horsfield via predicate surface "describedBy" ⓘ
The Federalist No. 33 constitutional basis of implied powers via predicate surface "explains" ⓘ
The Federalist No. 33 relationship between federal and state laws via predicate surface "explains" ⓘ
Marine Corps War Memorial Battle of Iwo Jima via predicate surface "depictsEvent" ⓘ
Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church church structure of the Episcopal Church (United States) via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church governance of the Episcopal Church (United States) via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church disciplinary regulations of the Episcopal Church (United States) via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Alliance for Affordable Internet 1 for 2 affordability target as 1GB of mobile broadband costing no more than 2 percent of average monthly income via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
The Condition of the Working Class in England exploitation of workers ⓘ
The Condition of the Working Class in England child labor ⓘ
The Condition of the Working Class in England long working hours ⓘ
The Condition of the Working Class in England unsafe working conditions ⓘ
The Condition of the Working Class in England overcrowded housing ⓘ
The Condition of the Working Class in England epidemic diseases ⓘ
The Condition of the Working Class in England environmental pollution ⓘ
Uniform Code of Military Justice offenses unique to the military via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Uniform Code of Military Justice desertion via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Uniform Code of Military Justice absence without leave via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Uniform Code of Military Justice mutiny via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Uniform Code of Military Justice insubordinate conduct via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Uniform Code of Military Justice conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Uniform Code of Military Justice failure to obey orders or regulations via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Uniform Code of Military Justice fraudulent enlistment via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ