describes

P264
predicate

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

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
National Defense Strategy of the United States warfighting concepts via predicate surface "defines"
National Defense Strategy of the United States risk management framework via predicate surface "defines"
Lincoln the Unknown Abraham Lincoln as self-made via predicate surface "portrays"
Lincoln the Unknown Abraham Lincoln as resilient via predicate surface "portrays"
Lincoln the Unknown Abraham Lincoln via predicate surface "portrays"
surface form: Abraham Lincoln as compassionate
The Snake Pit mental illness via predicate surface "portrays"
The Snake Pit psychiatric hospitals via predicate surface "portrays"
The Snake Pit institutionalization via predicate surface "portrays"
Life on the Mississippi training and responsibilities of a river pilot
Life on the Mississippi hazards of navigating the Mississippi River
Life on the Mississippi economic importance of river trade in the 19th century
IEEE 802.1Qch cyclic queuing and forwarding standard
surface form: IEEE 802.1Qch
cyclic queuing mechanisms in Ethernet bridges via predicate surface "defines"
IEEE 802.1Qch cyclic queuing and forwarding standard
surface form: IEEE 802.1Qch
cyclic forwarding mechanisms in Ethernet bridges via predicate surface "defines"
Article III
surface form: Article III of the United States Constitution
judicial power of the United States via predicate surface "defines"
Article III
surface form: Article III of the United States Constitution
jurisdiction of federal courts via predicate surface "defines"
Article III
surface form: Article III of the United States Constitution
cases and controversies to which judicial power extends via predicate surface "defines"
Article III
surface form: Article III of the United States Constitution
treason against the United States via predicate surface "defines"
Ann Putnam Jr. public confession of error and guilt via predicate surface "apologyDescribedAs"
Tsallis entropy systems with power-law distributions via predicate surface "aimsToDescribe"
Tsallis entropy systems far from equilibrium via predicate surface "aimsToDescribe"
Shannon–Khinchin axioms properties of an entropy function via predicate surface "defines"
Accipitridae Louis Pierre Vieillot via predicate surface "describedBy"
The Botanic Garden plants as social and sexual beings via predicate surface "portrays"
Six Crises Alger Hiss case
Six Crises Checkers speech
Six Crises 1952 United States presidential election campaign
Six Crises Eisenhower heart attack succession issue
Six Crises Kitchen Debate
Six Crises 1960 United States presidential election
The Boy Lincoln Lincoln’s youth as formative period via predicate surface "portrays"
biographical film "Jobs" (2013)
surface form: Jobs (2013 film)
Steve Jobs via predicate surface "portrays"
biographical film "Jobs" (2013)
surface form: Jobs (2013 film)
creation of Apple I computer via predicate surface "depictsEvent"
biographical film "Jobs" (2013)
surface form: Jobs (2013 film)
launch of Apple II computer via predicate surface "depictsEvent"
biographical film "Jobs" (2013)
surface form: Jobs (2013 film)
introduction of Macintosh via predicate surface "depictsEvent"
biographical film "Jobs" (2013)
surface form: Jobs (2013 film)
Steve Jobs leaving Apple in 1985 via predicate surface "depictsEvent"
Chandrasekhar number relative importance of magnetic forces in a conducting fluid
GNU is Not Unix (GNU recursive acronym)
surface form: GNU is Not Unix
GNU Project
surface form: GNU operating system
GNU is Not Unix (GNU recursive acronym)
surface form: GNU is Not Unix
Unix-compatible free software system
ATAG requirements for accessibility of authoring tool user interfaces via predicate surface "defines"
ATAG requirements for accessibility of content produced by authoring tools via predicate surface "defines"
ATAG
surface form: ATAG Part A
making the authoring tool user interface accessible
ATAG
surface form: ATAG Part B
supporting the production of accessible web content
IEEE 1532 in-system programming procedures for programmable devices via predicate surface "defines"
IEEE 1532 in-system configuration procedures for programmable devices via predicate surface "defines"
IEEE Robotics and Automation Award Award recognizing outstanding contributions in the fields of robotics and automation via predicate surface "description"
IEEE 802.1Qat stream reservation protocol standard
surface form: IEEE 802.1Qat
IEEE 802.1Qat stream reservation protocol standard via predicate surface "defines" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Stream Reservation Protocol
IEEE 802.1Qat stream reservation protocol standard
surface form: IEEE 802.1Qat
talker and listener roles for streams via predicate surface "defines"
IEEE 802.1Qat stream reservation protocol standard
surface form: IEEE 802.1Qat
stream reservation classes via predicate surface "defines"
IEEE 802.1Qat stream reservation protocol standard
surface form: IEEE 802.1Qat
protocol messages for advertising and reserving streams via predicate surface "defines"
Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution procedures for presidential succession via predicate surface "clarifies"