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
plotSummary	6,453
describedBy	2,037
explains	1,938
describesEvent	1,229
clarifies	959
depictsEvent	859
described	542
describesConcept	250
description	212
usedToDescribe	168
styleDescription	117
mediaDescription	104
describesAs	63
describesPerson	45
describesAttribute	41
isDescribedBy	39
describesQuality	29
describesTaxon	29
describesProcess	19
tailDescription	18
containsDescriptionOf	16
mathematicallyDescribedBy	15
aimsToDescribe	9
describesTraitOf	8
describesOutcome	7
areDescribedBy	6
hasTheoreticalDescription	6
describesFunctionAs	5
describesBehavior	4
statementDescribes	4
describedByTheory	3
describesAct	3
describesInteractionOf	3
describesWeather	3
décrit	3
beschreibt	2
describedByTerm	2
describesClass	2
describesObject	2
describesScenario	2
describesStateOf	2
describesSubject	2
firstDescribes	2
isUsedToDescribe	2
PaulDescribesAs	1
accuratelyDescribes	1
apologyDescribedAs	1
describedAmericanDreamAs	1
describesAccordingTo	1
describesPhenomenon	1
describesSituation	1
describesTitle	1
explainsQualitatively	1
helpsDescribe	1
kirjeldus	1
linearDescription	1
mustDescribe	1
normativelyDescribes	1
openingWordsDescribe	1
phaseIDescription	1
theoryDescribedIn	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: describes

Generated description

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

Sample triples (81,936)

Subject	Object
W3C Process Document	W3C group closure process via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
W3C Process Document	W3C liaison and coordination procedures via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
W3C Process Document	W3C process for revising Recommendations via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
W3C Process Document	errata management for Recommendations via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
W3C Process Document	W3C registry creation process via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
The English Patient	Ralph Fiennes as Count László de Almásy via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ
The English Patient	Juliette Binoche as Hana via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ
The English Patient	Kristin Scott Thomas as Katherine Clifton via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ
The English Patient	Willem Dafoe via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ surface form: Willem Dafoe as David Caravaggio
The English Patient	Naveen Andrews as Kip via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ
The English Patient	Colin Firth via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ surface form: Colin Firth as Geoffrey Clifton
Mamma Mia!	A young woman invites three men to her wedding on a Greek island, hoping to discover which one is her father. via predicate surface "plotSummary" ⓘ
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011 film)	A retired intelligence officer is brought back to hunt for a Soviet mole inside the British Secret Intelligence Service. via predicate surface "plotSummary" ⓘ
1917 (film)	Two British soldiers are sent on a mission to deliver a message to stop a doomed attack. via predicate surface "plotSummary" ⓘ
Military history of the United Kingdom	development of British armed forces ⓘ
Military history of the United Kingdom	British participation in global conflicts ⓘ
Military history of the United Kingdom	impact of warfare on British national identity ⓘ
Military history of the United Kingdom	role of the United Kingdom as a global military power ⓘ
IEEE 802.1Qav forwarding and queuing for time‑sensitive streams standard surface form: IEEE 802.1Qav	forwarding mechanisms for time-sensitive streams via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 802.1Qav forwarding and queuing for time‑sensitive streams standard surface form: IEEE 802.1Qav	queuing mechanisms for time-sensitive streams via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 802.1Qav forwarding and queuing for time‑sensitive streams standard surface form: IEEE 802.1Qav	credit-based shaper via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 802.1Qav forwarding and queuing for time‑sensitive streams standard surface form: IEEE 802.1Qav	traffic shaping for time-sensitive streams via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 802.1Qav forwarding and queuing for time‑sensitive streams standard surface form: IEEE 802.1Qav	scheduling for time-sensitive streams via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
World Meteorological Congress	general policies of the World Meteorological Organization via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Praedicate Evangelium	competencies of curial dicasteries via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Praedicate Evangelium	principles of curial organization via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Philortyx	John Cassin via predicate surface "describedBy" ⓘ
Wonders of the Invisible World	alleged cases of witchcraft in New England ⓘ
Wonders of the Invisible World	witchcraft trials in Salem ⓘ
Wonders of the Invisible World	testimonies of afflicted persons ⓘ
Wonders of the Invisible World	confessions of accused witches ⓘ
RFC 9114	semantics of HTTP/3 over QUIC via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
RFC 9114	mapping of HTTP semantics to QUIC via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
RFC 9114	HTTP/3 frame types via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
RFC 9114	HTTP/3 via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ surface form: HTTP/3 stream types
RFC 9114	HTTP/3 error codes via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
RFC 9114	HTTP/3 connection management via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
RFC 9114	HTTP/3 header compression usage via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
RFC 9114	HTTP/3 connection establishment over QUIC via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
RFC 9114	HTTP/3 request and response exchange via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
RFC 9114	HTTP/3 server push behavior via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
RFC 9114	HTTP/3 prioritization model via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Article V	process for proposing amendments to the U.S. Constitution via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Article V	process for ratifying amendments to the U.S. Constitution via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution	procedures for presidential succession via predicate surface "clarifies" ⓘ
Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution	procedures for dealing with presidential inability via predicate surface "clarifies" ⓘ
Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution	procedures for filling a vacancy in the office of Vice President via predicate surface "clarifies" ⓘ
Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution surface form: Section 1 of the Twenty-fifth Amendment	that the Vice President becomes President upon the removal, death, or resignation of the President via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
District of Columbia Organic Act of 1871	powers of the District of Columbia governor via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
District of Columbia Organic Act of 1871	powers of the District of Columbia legislative assembly via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ