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 |
|---|---|
|
Respect
surface form:
Respect (2021 film)
|
civil rights era in the United States via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
|
Respect
surface form:
Respect (2021 film)
|
music industry in the 1960s via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
| Outer Space Treaty | astronauts as envoys of mankind via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| The Jews of Silence | oppression of Soviet Jews ⓘ |
| The Jews of Silence | silencing of Jewish religious and cultural life in the USSR ⓘ |
| The Jews of Silence | conditions of synagogues in the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| The Jews of Silence | restrictions on Jewish religious practice in the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| The Jews of Silence | fear and surveillance experienced by Soviet Jews ⓘ |
| The Jews of Silence | Jewish identity under Soviet rule ⓘ |
| Cinderella Man | James J. Braddock via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
| Cinderella Man |
Max Baer Sr.
via predicate surface "portrays"
ⓘ
surface form:
Max Baer
|
| Cinderella Man | Joe Gould via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
| Puerto Rico Penal Code | criminal offenses in Puerto Rico via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Postal Payment Services Agreement | standards for interoperability of postal payment systems via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Postal Payment Services Agreement | basic principles for cross-border postal financial services via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Annual Report of the Secretary-General | activities of the United Nations ⓘ |
| Annual Report of the Secretary-General | challenges facing the United Nations ⓘ |
| Annual Report of the Secretary-General | priorities of the United Nations ⓘ |
| Two Can Play That Game | A successful relationship expert uses psychological games to win back her unfaithful boyfriend, only to find he can play the same games. via predicate surface "plotSummary" ⓘ |
|
Getting to Happy (novel continuation)
surface form:
Getting to Happy
|
African-American middle-class life via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
| Global Plan to End TB | strategies to end TB epidemic via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Global Plan to End TB | targets for TB incidence reduction via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Global Plan to End TB | targets for TB mortality reduction via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Global Plan to End TB | funding needs for TB response via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Tacitus | Germanic tribes in Germania via predicate surface "described" ⓘ |
| Tacitus | governorship of Agricola in Britain via predicate surface "described" ⓘ |
| Psalm 151 | David as the youngest son of Jesse ⓘ |
| Unicode Character Database | Unicode character properties via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Unicode Character Database |
Unicode Character Database
via predicate surface "defines"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Unicode character classifications
|
| Unicode Character Database | Unicode character behaviors via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| The Corsican Brothers |
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
via predicate surface "portrays"
ⓘ
surface form:
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. as twin brothers
|
| Puerto Rico Federal Relations Act | status of Puerto Rico under U.S. sovereignty via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| multinomial theorem | expansion of powers of sums with multiple terms ⓘ |
| Snell’s law of refraction | refraction of light ⓘ |
| Hawking radiation | Stephen Hawking via predicate surface "describedBy" ⓘ |
| Bekenstein bound | upper limit on entropy in a finite region of space via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Bekenstein bound | upper limit on information in a finite region of space via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Unicode Technical Report #29 |
Unicode Technical Report #29
via predicate surface "defines"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Unicode text segmentation rules
|
| Unicode Technical Report #29 | grapheme cluster boundaries via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Unicode Technical Report #29 | word boundaries via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Unicode Technical Report #29 | sentence boundaries via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Unicode Technical Report #29 | line break interaction with segmentation via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Miramar | impact of the 1952 revolution on different social classes via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
| A Man Called Intrepid | covert operations against Nazi Germany via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
| A Man Called Intrepid | development of Allied intelligence networks via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
| A Man Called Intrepid | cooperation between British and American intelligence via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
| A Man Called Intrepid | codebreaking and communications intelligence ⓘ |
| A Man Called Intrepid | propaganda and psychological warfare ⓘ |
| Summorum Pontificum | extraordinary form of the Roman Rite via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Summorum Pontificum | ordinary form of the Roman Rite via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |