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
Puranas	yugas ⓘ
Puranas	avatars of Vishnu ⓘ
Puranas	forms of Shiva ⓘ
Puranas	forms of Devi ⓘ
The Kreutzer Sonata	A husband recounts how jealousy led him to murder his wife. via predicate surface "plotSummary" ⓘ
Arjuna Vishada Yoga	Arjuna’s moral crisis via predicate surface "depictsEvent" ⓘ
Arjuna Vishada Yoga	Arjuna’s despondency via predicate surface "depictsEvent" ⓘ
Arjuna Vishada Yoga	Kurukshetra War via predicate surface "depictsEvent" ⓘ surface form: battle of Kurukshetra
Arjuna Vishada Yoga	Arjuna’s refusal to fight ⓘ
Arjuna Vishada Yoga	Arjuna Vishada Yoga self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Arjuna laying down his bow Gandiva
My Struggle	Adolf Hitler’s political ideology ⓘ
My Struggle	Adolf Hitler’s plans for Germany ⓘ
My Struggle	Hitler’s early life ⓘ
My Struggle	Hitler’s experiences in World War I ⓘ
My Struggle	Hitler’s rise in the Nazi Party ⓘ
Act on Titles, Orders and Decorations of 1951	conditions for conferral of federal orders via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Act on Titles, Orders and Decorations of 1951	rules for wearing German federal decorations via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Act on Titles, Orders and Decorations of 1951	use of official titles in Germany via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Ethiopian journalist Eskinder Nega surface form: Eskinder Nega	international human rights organizations as a prisoner of conscience via predicate surface "describedBy" ⓘ
documentary 'Dont Look Back' surface form: Dont Look Back	Bob Dylan public persona via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ
documentary 'Dont Look Back' surface form: Dont Look Back	1960s popular music culture via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ
documentary 'Dont Look Back' surface form: Dont Look Back	celebrity and media relations via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ
Politicians and the War	Politicians and the War via predicate surface "portrays" self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: British political leaders as central to war strategy
American Century	20th century ⓘ
American Century	period of dominant global influence by the United States ⓘ
American Century	period of U.S. global leadership ⓘ
ISO 9001	requirements for quality management systems via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
ISO 27001	requirements for establishing an ISMS via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
ISO 27001	requirements for implementing an ISMS via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
ISO 27001	requirements for maintaining an ISMS via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
ISO 27001	requirements for continually improving an ISMS via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
ISO 26000	principles of social responsibility via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
ISO 31000	risk management principles via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
ISO 31000	risk management framework via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
ISO 31000	risk management process via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
ISO 8601	date format via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
ISO 8601	time format via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
ISO 8601	date-time format via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
ISO 8601	time interval format via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
ISO 8601	recurring time interval format via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
ISO 8601	time zone designator format via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
ISO 8601	week date format via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
ISO 8601	ordinal date format via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
ISO 8601	duration format via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
ISO 8601	combined date and time representation via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
ISO 8601	24-hour time notation via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
ISO 8601	calendar date representation via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
ISO 8601	local time representation via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
ISO 8601	UTC time representation via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
ISO 8601	offset from UTC representation via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ