describes

P264
predicate

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

Try in SPARQL

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
The HP Way: How Bill Hewlett and I Built Our Company management by walking around via predicate surface "describesConcept" ⓘ
The HP Way: How Bill Hewlett and I Built Our Company decentralized management via predicate surface "describesConcept" ⓘ
The HP Way: How Bill Hewlett and I Built Our Company respect for employees via predicate surface "describesConcept" ⓘ
The HP Way: How Bill Hewlett and I Built Our Company long-term thinking via predicate surface "describesConcept" ⓘ
The HP Way: How Bill Hewlett and I Built Our Company innovation culture via predicate surface "describesConcept" ⓘ
The HP Way: How Bill Hewlett and I Built Our Company early days of Silicon Valley electronics industry via predicate surface "depictsEvent" ⓘ
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act potentially responsible party via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Maxwell–Boltzmann statistics distribution of particle speeds ⓘ
Maxwell–Boltzmann statistics distribution of particle energies ⓘ
Maxwell–Boltzmann statistics equilibrium properties of gases ⓘ
Maxwell–Boltzmann statistics most probable speed of gas molecules ⓘ
Maxwell–Boltzmann statistics mean speed of gas molecules ⓘ
Maxwell–Boltzmann statistics root-mean-square speed of gas molecules ⓘ
Bose–Einstein condensate order parameter wavefunction via predicate surface "isDescribedBy" ⓘ
Bose–Einstein condensate macroscopic wavefunction via predicate surface "isDescribedBy" ⓘ
Hanbury Brown and Twiss effect correlations in arrival times of identical particles ⓘ
Hanbury Brown and Twiss effect second-order coherence ⓘ
Hanbury Brown and Twiss effect photon bunching ⓘ
Hanbury Brown and Twiss effect intensity correlations ⓘ
IEEE 802.3bz 2.5G/5GBASE‑T Ethernet standard 2.5GBASE‑T via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 802.3bz 2.5G/5GBASE‑T Ethernet standard IEEE 802.3bz 2.5G/5GBASE‑T Ethernet standard via predicate surface "defines" self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: 5GBASE‑T
Miserando atque eligendo Jesus’ call of the tax collector Matthew ⓘ
Apology of Socrates Apology of Socrates via predicate surface "describesEvent" self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Socrates’ defense speech
Apology of Socrates Socrates’ cross-examination of accusers via predicate surface "describesEvent" ⓘ
Apology of Socrates Socrates’ sentencing via predicate surface "describesEvent" ⓘ
Apology of Socrates Socrates’ reflections on death via predicate surface "describesEvent" ⓘ
Apology of Socrates Socrates as a gadfly of Athens via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ
Manchester city zone boundary for central Manchester public transport fares via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Ulmus laevis Carl Linnaeus via predicate surface "describedBy" ⓘ
RFC 9113 HTTP/2 via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
surface form: HTTP/2 framing layer
RFC 9113 HTTP/2 semantics via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
RFC 9113 HTTP/2 operational behavior via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean relative scales from subatomic particles to galaxies via predicate surface "explains" ⓘ
The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean the observable universe via predicate surface "explains" ⓘ
The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean light speed as a cosmic speed limit via predicate surface "explains" ⓘ
The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean scientific inquiry via predicate surface "explains" ⓘ
Texas Constitution structure of Texas government via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Texas Constitution powers of Texas government branches via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Articles of War
surface form: Articles of War (Continental Army)
offenses against military authority via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Articles of War
surface form: Articles of War (Continental Army)
capital offenses in the military via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Articles of War
surface form: Articles of War (Continental Army)
non-capital military offenses via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
The Wounded Drummer Boy child soldier via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ
The Wounded Drummer Boy Union army drummer via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ
Chandrasekhar limit maximum mass of a stable white dwarf ⓘ
The GNU Manifesto goals of the GNU Project ⓘ
The GNU Manifesto philosophy of free software ⓘ
The GNU Manifesto rationale for developing a free Unix-like operating system ⓘ
Eliashberg theory superconducting state ⓘ
Dyson series time-ordered exponential of the interaction Hamiltonian ⓘ
Dyson series time evolution operator in the interaction picture ⓘ