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
Inflation Report (now Monetary Policy Report) surface form: Monetary Policy Report	outlook for inflation via predicate surface "explains" ⓘ
Inflation Report (now Monetary Policy Report) surface form: Monetary Policy Report	outlook for monetary policy via predicate surface "explains" ⓘ
Financial Stability Report	risks in the UK financial system ⓘ
Financial Stability Report	vulnerabilities in the UK financial system ⓘ
Financial Stability Report	resilience of the UK financial system ⓘ
Old Lady of Threadneedle Street	Bank of England ⓘ surface form: central bank of the United Kingdom
Romneya	Harvey via predicate surface "describedBy" ⓘ
Papaver somniferum	Carl Linnaeus via predicate surface "describedBy" ⓘ
No One Writes to the Colonel	An aging colonel waits for a government pension that never arrives while clinging to hope and dignity. via predicate surface "plotSummary" ⓘ
In Evil Hour	tensions in a small town via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ
In Evil Hour	approach of violence via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ
In Evil Hour	political repression via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ
In Evil Hour	social fragmentation via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ
Robert F. Goheen Professor in the Humanities at Princeton University	distinguished endowed chair in the humanities at Princeton University via predicate surface "description" ⓘ
Hurricane surface form: Hurricane (Bob Dylan song)	events leading to Rubin Carter's arrest ⓘ
Hurricane surface form: Hurricane (Bob Dylan song)	trial of Rubin Carter ⓘ
film 'I'm Not There' surface form: I'm Not There	fictionalized versions of Bob Dylan via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ
film 'I'm Not There' surface form: I'm Not There	different stages of Bob Dylan's life via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ
She Walks in Beauty	unity of mind and body via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ
She Walks in Beauty	unconscious grace via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ
The Giaour	A Christian giaour avenges the death of his Muslim lover Leila, who is drowned by her husband Hassan, leading to Hassan's murder and the giaour's later remorse in a monastery. via predicate surface "plotSummary" ⓘ
An Autobiography	composition of the Barsetshire novels ⓘ
An Autobiography	composition of the Palliser novels ⓘ
An Autobiography	Trollope’s method of writing to a fixed daily word quota ⓘ
Glyptostrobus	Philippe Édouard Léon Van Tieghem via predicate surface "describedBy" ⓘ
Their Pilgrimage	fashionable society via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ
Their Pilgrimage	social customs via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ
Their Pilgrimage	travel experiences via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ
Papaver rhoeas	Carl Linnaeus via predicate surface "describedBy" ⓘ
The First Men in the Moon	anti-gravity material ⓘ
Abraham Maslow	self-actualizing people via predicate surface "described" ⓘ
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood	Mister Rogers' Neighborhood via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ
ECTS	credit points via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
The Diary of Samuel Pepys	English Restoration via predicate surface "describesEvent" ⓘ
The Diary of Samuel Pepys	Great Plague of London via predicate surface "describesEvent" ⓘ
The Diary of Samuel Pepys	Great Fire of London via predicate surface "describesEvent" ⓘ
The Diary of Samuel Pepys	Anglo-Dutch Wars via predicate surface "describesEvent" ⓘ surface form: Second Anglo-Dutch War
Puranas	Hindu cosmology ⓘ
Puranas	Hindu mythology ⓘ
Puranas	legends of Hindu gods ⓘ
Puranas	legends of Hindu heroes ⓘ
Puranas	creation myths ⓘ
Puranas	dissolution of the universe ⓘ
Puranas	genealogies of gods ⓘ
Puranas	genealogies of sages ⓘ
Puranas	genealogies of kings ⓘ
Puranas	pilgrimage places ⓘ
Puranas	ritual practices ⓘ
Puranas	religious duties ⓘ
Puranas	ethical teachings ⓘ