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
Convention on the Rights of the Child child as every human being below the age of 18 years unless majority is attained earlier under national law via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Tenochtitlan founding legend Mexica migration ending at Lake Texcoco via predicate surface "describesEvent" ⓘ
Tenochtitlan founding legend recognition of a prophesied sign via predicate surface "describesEvent" ⓘ
Antarctic krill Dana via predicate surface "describedBy" ⓘ
Xerox PARC technical reports Alto personal computer ⓘ
Xerox PARC technical reports Xerox Star system ⓘ
surface form: Xerox Star workstation
Xerox PARC technical reports graphical user interface ⓘ
Xerox PARC technical reports bitmapped displays ⓘ
Xerox PARC technical reports WYSIWYG text editing ⓘ
Xerox PARC technical reports Ethernet local area network ⓘ
Xerox PARC technical reports laser printing ⓘ
Xerox PARC technical reports object-oriented programming in Smalltalk ⓘ
Xerox PARC technical reports Bravo text editor ⓘ
Xerox PARC technical reports office information systems ⓘ
Article V – The Judicial Branch structure of the judicial branch of Puerto Rico via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Article V – The Judicial Branch powers of the judicial branch of Puerto Rico via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Article V – The Judicial Branch functions of the judicial branch of Puerto Rico via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Article VII – Amendments procedures for amending the Constitution of Puerto Rico via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Article VII – Amendments requirements for revising the Constitution of Puerto Rico via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Article VII – Amendments methods for proposing constitutional amendments via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Article VII – Amendments methods for ratifying constitutional amendments via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
film "Escape from Alcatraz"
surface form: Escape from Alcatraz
1962 Alcatraz escape attempt via predicate surface "depictsEvent" ⓘ
U.S. Copyright Act subject matter of copyright via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
U.S. Copyright Act original works of authorship via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
U.S. Copyright Act derivative works via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
U.S. Copyright Act compilations via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
U.S. Copyright Act collective works via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
U.S. Copyright Act work made for hire via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
U.S. Copyright Act publication via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
U.S. Copyright Act fixed in a tangible medium of expression via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Saunterings European cities ⓘ
Saunterings Near Eastern regions ⓘ
Article III, Section 1 of the United States Constitution constitutional basis of the federal judiciary via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Fool's Paradise A mute man becomes an accidental Hollywood star and is manipulated by the film industry. via predicate surface "plotSummary" ⓘ
IEEE 802 family of standards media access control via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 802 family of standards logical link control via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 802 family of standards LAN physical media specifications via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 802 family of standards MAN physical media specifications via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Home Means Nevada Toiyabe Range ⓘ
surface form: Nevada mountains
Home Means Nevada Nevada deserts ⓘ
Home Means Nevada Nevada valleys ⓘ
Home Means Nevada Nevada rivers ⓘ
Mountain bluebird Peter Simon Pallas via predicate surface "describedBy" ⓘ
Battle of the Points engagement in which U.S. and Filipino forces repelled Japanese amphibious landings on the west coast of the Bataan Peninsula via predicate surface "description" ⓘ
Unua Libro Esperanto ⓘ
Charter of the City and County of San Francisco structure of San Francisco municipal government via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Charter of the City and County of San Francisco powers of San Francisco municipal government via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Charter of the City and County of San Francisco responsibilities of San Francisco municipal government via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Charter of the City and County of San Francisco relationship between San Francisco and its departments, boards, and commissions via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Charter of the City and County of San Francisco legislative powers of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ