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
Annex 2: decision instrument for notification of events criteria for notification of potential public health emergencies of international concern via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Montgomery of Alamein (autobiography) planning of the Battle of El Alamein ⓘ
Montgomery of Alamein (autobiography) relations with Allied commanders ⓘ
Montgomery of Alamein (autobiography) Montgomery’s early military service ⓘ
Montgomery of Alamein (autobiography) Bernard Montgomery via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ
surface form: British Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery
IEEE 802.1Qdt TSN for converged networks standard mechanisms for deterministic Ethernet communication via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 802.1Qdt TSN for converged networks standard mechanisms for low-latency communication via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 802.1Qdt TSN for converged networks standard mechanisms for bounded latency communication via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 802.1Qdt TSN for converged networks standard mechanisms for mixed critical and non-critical traffic via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Oregon Constitution powers of Oregon state government via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Android Automotive OS a version of Android designed to run directly on in-vehicle infotainment and digital cockpit systems via predicate surface "description" ⓘ
Willow An aspiring sorcerer must protect a prophesied child from an evil queen. via predicate surface "plotSummary" ⓘ
Angels & Demons Robert Langdon via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ
surface form: Tom Hanks as Robert Langdon
Burali-Forti paradox inconsistency of the set of all ordinal numbers ⓘ
Constitution of Bermuda separation of powers in Bermuda via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Bond v. United States that structural constitutional protections can be invoked by individuals via predicate surface "clarifies" ⓘ
Diccionario de americanismos meanings of American Spanish words and expressions via predicate surface "explains" ⓘ
Diccionario de americanismos geographical distribution of American Spanish terms via predicate surface "explains" ⓘ
Diccionario de americanismos usage labels for American Spanish vocabulary via predicate surface "explains" ⓘ
Michelangelo's Pietà Jesus Christ via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ
Michelangelo's Pietà Virgin Mary via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ
surface form: Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus
Alfred Russel Wallace many new species from the Malay Archipelago via predicate surface "described" ⓘ
A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism displacement current ⓘ
A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism speed of electromagnetic waves in vacuum ⓘ
Voyage aux régions équinoxiales du Nouveau Continent South America ⓘ
Voyage aux régions équinoxiales du Nouveau Continent Central America ⓘ
Voyage aux régions équinoxiales du Nouveau Continent Caribbean ⓘ
Voyage aux régions équinoxiales du Nouveau Continent Viceroyalty of New Spain ⓘ
surface form: New Spain
Voyage aux régions équinoxiales du Nouveau Continent Orinoco River ⓘ
Voyage aux régions équinoxiales du Nouveau Continent Andes ⓘ
Voyage aux régions équinoxiales du Nouveau Continent tropical rainforests ⓘ
Voyage aux régions équinoxiales du Nouveau Continent indigenous peoples of the Americas ⓘ
Ansichten der Natur South America ⓘ
Ansichten der Natur Orinoco River ⓘ
Ansichten der Natur Andes ⓘ
Ansichten der Natur tropical forests ⓘ
Mathematical Foundations of Quantum Mechanics quantum states as rays in Hilbert space via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Mathematical Foundations of Quantum Mechanics observables as self-adjoint operators via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
First Draft of a Report on the EDVAC stored-program concept ⓘ
First Draft of a Report on the EDVAC binary computation ⓘ
First Draft of a Report on the EDVAC central control unit ⓘ
First Draft of a Report on the EDVAC memory unit ⓘ
First Draft of a Report on the EDVAC input-output organization ⓘ
First Draft of a Report on the EDVAC separation of memory and processing ⓘ
First Draft of a Report on the EDVAC logical structure of an electronic digital computer via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
First Draft of a Report on the EDVAC functional units of a computer via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
First Draft of a Report on the EDVAC use of a single memory for data and instructions ⓘ
Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure requirements for international depositary authorities via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure rules for furnishing samples of deposited microorganisms via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure conditions for viability testing of deposits via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ