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 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| The King of Kings (1927 film) |
Apostles
via predicate surface "portrays"
ⓘ
surface form:
Apostles of Jesus
|
| The King of Kings (1927 film) | Pontius Pilate via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
| The King of Kings (1927 film) | Judas Iscariot via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
| Feynman path integral | quantum evolution as a sum over all possible paths ⓘ |
| AASHTO U.S. Route Numbering and Sign Policy | U.S. Route numbering conventions via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| AASHTO U.S. Route Numbering and Sign Policy | U.S. Route designation procedures via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| AASHTO U.S. Route Numbering and Sign Policy | U.S. Route signing practices via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| American flamingo | Carl Linnaeus via predicate surface "describedBy" ⓘ |
| Shyamchi Aai | bond between Shyam and his mother via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
| Merkavah mysticism | liturgies of the angels ⓘ |
| Merkavah mysticism | heavenly hymns ⓘ |
| Rizzoli & Isles | Boston Police Department homicide investigations via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
| Navigation Acts | enumerated commodities via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
|
Nullius in verba (motto of the Royal Society)
surface form:
Nullius in verba
|
Royal Society’s commitment to evidence-based knowledge ⓘ |
| ISO 3166-3 | codes for formerly used country names via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| ISO 3166-3 | codes for formerly used territories via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| ISO 3166-3 | four-letter country codes via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| ISO 3166-3 | codes for deleted ISO 3166-1 entries via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| ISO 3166-3 | codes for obsolete ISO 3166-1 country codes via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| IEEE 802.21 | Media Independent Handover Services via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| IEEE 802.21 |
media independent handover
via predicate surface "defines"
ⓘ
surface form:
Media Independent Handover Function
|
| IEEE 802.21 | Media Independent Information Service via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| IEEE 802.21 | Media Independent Command Service via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| IEEE 802.21 | Media Independent Event Service via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| A Life on Our Planet | David Attenborough's life and career ⓘ |
| The Harvey Girls | romanticized civilizing of the American West via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
| Act of Succession of 1814 | rules for succession to the Norwegian throne via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Lost Cause of the Confederacy | Confederate cause as noble via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
| Lost Cause of the Confederacy | Confederate defeat as honorable via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
| Lost Cause of the Confederacy | Confederate defeat as inevitable via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
| Lost Cause of the Confederacy | slavery as benign or paternalistic via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
| Burmese python | Constantin Wilhelm Lambert Gloger via predicate surface "describedBy" ⓘ |
| Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED WPA3 |
Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED WPA3
via predicate surface "defines"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
WPA3‑Personal
|
| Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED WPA3 |
Wi‑Fi Protected Access
via predicate surface "defines"
ⓘ
surface form:
WPA3‑Enterprise
|
| Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED WPA3 | 192‑bit security mode for enterprise via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Babes in Arms | Two teenagers, children of vaudevillians, stage a show to prove they can succeed in show business. via predicate surface "plotSummary" ⓘ |
| Charlie Bartlett | A wealthy but troubled high school student becomes an amateur psychiatrist for his classmates. via predicate surface "plotSummary" ⓘ |
| Executive Order 13526 | classification levels via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Executive Order 13526 | original classification authority via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Executive Order 13526 | derivative classification via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Executive Order 13526 | automatic declassification via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Executive Order 13526 | mandatory declassification review via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Executive Order 13526 | systematic declassification review via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| National Industrial Security Program | requirements for facility security clearances via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| National Industrial Security Program | requirements for personnel security clearances in industry via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| National Industrial Security Program | requirements for safeguarding classified information via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| National Industrial Security Program | requirements for classified information systems in industry via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| National Industrial Security Program | requirements for reporting security incidents via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| RFC 8200 | IPv6 header format via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| RFC 8200 | IPv6 base protocol via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |