describes

P264
predicate

Indicates that one entity provides an explanation, representation, or account of another entity or concept.

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
Army Regulation 600-8-22 criteria for U.S. unit acceptance of foreign awards via predicate surface "defines"
Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear aftermath of Vincent van Gogh’s ear mutilation via predicate surface "depictsEvent"
Diamonds Are Forever
surface form: Diamonds Are Forever (film)
diamond smuggling via predicate surface "portrays"
Ptolemaic system retrograde motion of planets via predicate surface "explains"
Ptolemaic system variable brightness of planets via predicate surface "explains"
W3C Technical Reports web standards
W3C Technical Reports web technologies
W3C Technical Reports web architecture
W3C Technical Reports web protocols
W3C Technical Reports web APIs
W3C Technical Reports web guidelines
W3C Technical Reports best practices for the Web
Regulation D transaction accounts via predicate surface "defines"
Regulation D savings deposits via predicate surface "defines"
Regulation D time deposits via predicate surface "defines"
Regulation D nonpersonal time deposits via predicate surface "defines"
Regulation D reservable liabilities via predicate surface "defines"
Regulation D net transaction accounts via predicate surface "defines"
Regulation D vault cash via predicate surface "defines"
Regulation D Eurocurrency liabilities via predicate surface "defines"
Regulation D cash items in process of collection via predicate surface "defines"
Regulation D demand deposits via predicate surface "defines"
Regulation D NOW accounts via predicate surface "defines"
Regulation D ATS accounts via predicate surface "defines"
Regulation D MMDA accounts via predicate surface "defines"
Regulation D savings accounts via predicate surface "defines"
Esther Threatened annihilation of the Jews in Persia via predicate surface "describesEvent"
Esther Deliverance of the Jews in Persia via predicate surface "describesEvent"
Heart of the Valley geographic centrality of Corvallis in the Willamette Valley
Robert Boyle
surface form: Boyle's law
inverse relationship between pressure and volume of a gas at constant temperature
Sahel transition zone between the Sahara Desert and the Sudanian savannas via predicate surface "description"
Muspilli battle between Elias and Antichrist
Muspilli resurrection of the dead
Muspilli final judgment of souls
Muspilli torments of the damned
Muspilli reward of the blessed
Regulation T margin account via predicate surface "defines"
Regulation T cash account via predicate surface "defines"
Regulation T purpose credit via predicate surface "defines"
Regulation T nonpurpose credit via predicate surface "defines"
Orange Is the New Black life in a women's federal prison via predicate surface "portrays"
Squid Game deadly versions of children’s games via predicate surface "portrays"
Squid Game Cash-strapped contestants compete in lethal games for a large cash prize via predicate surface "plotSummary"
The Irishman labor unions via predicate surface "portrays"
The Irishman organized crime via predicate surface "portrays"
The Irishman Teamsters via predicate surface "portrays"
Senate Rules and administrative policies formal procedures of the California State Senate via predicate surface "defines"
Senate Rules and administrative policies internal governance structure of the California State Senate via predicate surface "defines"
WirelessHART application layer via predicate surface "defines"
WirelessHART network layer via predicate surface "defines"