describes

P264

predicate

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

Try in SPARQL

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
IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tagging standard surface form: IEEE 802.1Q	drop eligible indicator (DEI) field via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tagging standard surface form: IEEE 802.1Q	VLAN identifier (VID) field via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 802.1Qbv time‑sensitive networking standard surface form: IEEE 802.1Qbv	enhancements to Ethernet scheduling via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 802.1Qbv time‑sensitive networking standard surface form: IEEE 802.1Qbv	time-aware shaper via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 802.1Qbv time‑sensitive networking standard surface form: IEEE 802.1Qbv	gate control lists via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 802.1Qbv time‑sensitive networking standard surface form: IEEE 802.1Qbv	gate control entries via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 802.1Qbv time‑sensitive networking standard surface form: IEEE 802.1Qbv	time-based transmission gates for egress queues via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 802.1CM fronthaul standard surface form: IEEE 802.1CM	Ethernet-based transport requirements for mobile fronthaul via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 802.1CM fronthaul standard surface form: IEEE 802.1CM	profiles for fronthaul transport over Ethernet via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 802.1CM fronthaul standard surface form: IEEE 802.1CM	performance requirements for fronthaul traffic via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 802.1CM fronthaul standard surface form: IEEE 802.1CM	TSN profiles for fronthaul via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 802.1Qcp YANG data model standard surface form: IEEE 802.1Qcp	YANG data models for bridges via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 802.1Qcp YANG data model standard surface form: IEEE 802.1Qcp	YANG data models for VLAN configuration via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 802.1Qcp YANG data model standard surface form: IEEE 802.1Qcp	YANG data models for VLAN management via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 802.1Qcp YANG data model standard surface form: IEEE 802.1Qcp	YANG data models for Ethernet bridging features via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 802.1Qcp YANG data model standard surface form: IEEE 802.1Qcp	structured machine-readable configuration models via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 802.1Qcp YANG data model standard surface form: IEEE 802.1Qcp	structured machine-readable management models via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
GenocideConvention1948	crime of genocide via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Bore War	lack of active fighting ⓘ
Bore War	period of military inactivity ⓘ
book "Years of Upheaval" surface form: Years of Upheaval	resignation of Richard Nixon via predicate surface "depictsEvent" ⓘ
book "Years of Upheaval" surface form: Years of Upheaval	transition to Gerald Ford presidency via predicate surface "depictsEvent" ⓘ
book "Years of Upheaval" surface form: Years of Upheaval	1973 oil crisis via predicate surface "depictsEvent" ⓘ
book "Years of Upheaval" surface form: Years of Upheaval	Middle East shuttle diplomacy via predicate surface "depictsEvent" ⓘ
book "Years of Upheaval" surface form: Years of Upheaval	negotiations with the Soviet Union via predicate surface "depictsEvent" ⓘ
Dreams from My Father	Barack Obama’s Kenyan relatives ⓘ
Dreams from My Father	Barack Obama’s Indonesian childhood ⓘ
Dreams from My Father	Barack Obama’s relationship with his father ⓘ
Dreams from My Father	Ann Dunham ⓘ surface form: Barack Obama’s mother Ann Dunham
Profiles in Courage	John Quincy Adams ⓘ
Profiles in Courage	Edward Everett ⓘ surface form: Daniel Webster
Profiles in Courage	Thomas Hart Benton ⓘ
Profiles in Courage	Sam Houston ⓘ
Profiles in Courage	Edmund G. Ross ⓘ
Profiles in Courage	Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar ⓘ
Profiles in Courage	George W. Norris ⓘ
Profiles in Courage	Robert A. Taft ⓘ
United States v. Virginia (1996) majority opinion	requirements for justification of gender-based classifications by states via predicate surface "clarifies" ⓘ
Discourses on Davila	causes of social unrest ⓘ
Discourses on Davila	causes of political unrest ⓘ
Bose–Einstein statistics	distribution of indistinguishable bosons over energy states ⓘ
Bose–Einstein statistics	collective behavior of bosons ⓘ
Bose–Einstein statistics	Bose–Einstein statistics via predicate surface "mathematicallyDescribedBy" self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Bose–Einstein distribution
Einstein field equations	relationship between spacetime curvature and energy-momentum ⓘ
Einstein coefficients surface form: Einstein A coefficient	spontaneous emission ⓘ
Einstein coefficients surface form: Einstein B coefficient for absorption	radiation absorption ⓘ
Einstein coefficients surface form: Einstein B coefficient for stimulated emission	stimulated emission ⓘ
Darwinism	evolution of species via predicate surface "explains" ⓘ
Darwinism	adaptation via predicate surface "explains" ⓘ
Darwinism	speciation via predicate surface "explains" ⓘ