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
Science and Human Behavior punishment ⓘ
Science and Human Behavior extinction (behavioral process) ⓘ
Science and Human Behavior discriminative stimulus ⓘ
Science and Human Behavior shaping (behavioral psychology) ⓘ
Science and Human Behavior schedules of reinforcement ⓘ
Science and Human Behavior contingencies of reinforcement ⓘ
Science and Human Behavior stimulus control ⓘ
Science and Human Behavior generalization (psychology) ⓘ
Science and Human Behavior behavioral prediction ⓘ
Science and Human Behavior behavioral control ⓘ
Verbal Behavior contingencies maintaining verbal behavior ⓘ
Verbal Behavior role of listener in verbal episodes ⓘ
Verbal Behavior multiple control of verbal responses ⓘ
Buddha
surface form: Buddha (book)
Buddha as religious reformer ⓘ
Buddha
surface form: Buddha (book)
Buddha as spiritual teacher ⓘ
Oscar and Lucinda (film)
surface form: Oscar and Lucinda
Two eccentric gamblers undertake a dangerous mission to transport a glass church across the Australian outback. via predicate surface "plotSummary" ⓘ
Charlotte Gray (film) A young Scottish woman joins the French Resistance during World War II to search for her missing lover. via predicate surface "plotSummary" ⓘ
Unfolding Florence: The Many Lives of Florence Broadhurst Florence Broadhurst as designer via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ
Unfolding Florence: The Many Lives of Florence Broadhurst Florence Broadhurst as wallpaper artist via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ
Women He's Undressed Orry-Kelly via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ
Women He's Undressed classic Hollywood stars via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ
Eisenhower: The Supreme Commander Eisenhower’s leadership style ⓘ
Eisenhower: The Supreme Commander Eisenhower’s strategic choices ⓘ
Eisenhower: The Supreme Commander Eisenhower’s relations with Allied leaders ⓘ
Eisenhower: The Supreme Commander planning of major Allied operations in Europe ⓘ
Walden Two planned community based on behavioral principles ⓘ
Earth rotation sidereal day via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Earth rotation solar day via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Earth rotation Earth day via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Earth rotation angular velocity via predicate surface "isDescribedBy" ⓘ
Retrospection and Introspection early life of Mary Baker Eddy ⓘ
Retrospection and Introspection religious experiences of Mary Baker Eddy ⓘ
Retrospection and Introspection development of Christian Science teachings ⓘ
No and Yes doctrines of Christian Science ⓘ
No and Yes Christian Science view of God ⓘ
No and Yes Christian Science view of Christ ⓘ
No and Yes Christian Science view of the Bible ⓘ
No and Yes relationship between Christian Science and traditional Christianity via predicate surface "clarifies" ⓘ
No and Yes Christian Science interpretation of Scripture via predicate surface "clarifies" ⓘ
Cleopatra (1934 film) Cleopatra VII via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ
Cleopatra (1934 film) Julius Caesar via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ
Cleopatra (1934 film) Mark Antony via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ
Cleopatra (1934 film) Roman–Egyptian relations via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ
Cleopatra (1934 film) Ptolemaic Kingdom via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ
surface form: Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt
Samson and Delilah (1949 film) Samson via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ
Samson and Delilah (1949 film) Delilah via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ
Samson and Delilah (1949 film) Philistines via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ
A Star Is Born (1954 film) Judy Garland via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ
surface form: Judy Garland as Esther Blodgett
A Star Is Born (1954 film) James Mason as Norman Maine via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ
biographical film "Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows"
surface form: Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows
life of Judy Garland via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ