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
Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank rules on issuance of euro banknotes via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank rules on statistical information collection by the European System of Central Banks via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank rules on accounting and auditing of the European Central Bank via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank rules on financial reporting of the European Central Bank via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
ISO 20022 common data dictionary for financial messages via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
ISO 20022 business process models for financial messaging via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
ISO 20022 XML-based message schemas via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
ISO 20022 syntax-independent business components via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Norse sagas legendary heroes ⓘ
Norse sagas Norse gods ⓘ
Norse sagas historical events ⓘ
Norse sagas Norse world ⓘ
Norse sagas Scandinavian world ⓘ
Chelidonium Carl Linnaeus via predicate surface "describedBy" ⓘ
Diccionario histórico de la lengua española meanings of Spanish words over time ⓘ
Diccionario histórico de la lengua española uses of Spanish words in different periods ⓘ
Diccionario histórico de la lengua española chronology of word attestations ⓘ
Clinton's Ditch costly public works project ⓘ
Fighter Ground attack Reconnaissance Mark 4 Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 2 ⓘ
surface form: Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4
Josephus’s work "The Jewish War"
surface form: The Jewish War
Romans via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ
Josephus’s work "The Jewish War"
surface form: The Jewish War
Jewish rebels via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ
Josephus’s work "The Jewish War"
surface form: The Jewish War
Jerusalem population via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ
Am Segula the Jewish people as a treasured nation ⓘ
Am Segula the Jewish people as a chosen nation ⓘ
The Backbone of Night Milky Way as a vast collection of stars via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ
The Backbone of Night humans as part of a larger cosmic context via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ
Ted living teddy bear via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ
Kruskal–Szekeres coordinates regions inside the Schwarzschild event horizon ⓘ
Kruskal–Szekeres coordinates regions outside the Schwarzschild event horizon ⓘ
Kruskal–Szekeres coordinates white hole region of Schwarzschild spacetime ⓘ
Kruskal–Szekeres coordinates second asymptotically flat region of Schwarzschild spacetime ⓘ
Callipepla californica John Cassin via predicate surface "describedBy" ⓘ
The Surrey with the Fringe on Top horse-drawn carriage ride ⓘ
Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect different kinds of cognition ⓘ
The Christmas Dinner English Christmas traditions via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ
The Christmas Dinner festive meals via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ
The Christmas Dinner games and merrymaking via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ
The Christmas Dinner intergenerational family life via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ
Article II
surface form: Article II of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
crime of genocide via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Chemical Weapons Convention toxic chemical via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Chemical Weapons Convention precursor via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Chemical Weapons Convention chemical weapons via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Constitution of Greece structure of the Greek state via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Constitution of Greece powers of the Greek state via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Constitution of Greece functioning of the Greek state via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Torchwood secret organization investigating extraterrestrial phenomena via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ
Torchwood secret organization investigating supernatural phenomena via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ
USA PATRIOT Act Additional Reauthorizing Amendments Act of 2006 scope and application of specific USA PATRIOT Act provisions via predicate surface "clarifies" ⓘ
IEEE 802.1Qdr TSN for aerospace standard requirements for time-sensitive traffic handling in aerospace networks via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 802.1Qdr TSN for aerospace standard requirements for reliability in aerospace Ethernet networks via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ