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
National Science Foundation Act of 1950 functions of the National Science Foundation via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
National Science Foundation Act of 1950 composition of the National Science Board via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
My Years with General Motors decentralized management ⓘ
My Years with General Motors multidivisional structure ⓘ
My Years with General Motors strategic planning ⓘ
My Years with General Motors financial controls in corporations ⓘ
My Years with General Motors product policy at General Motors ⓘ
My Years with General Motors organizational design at General Motors ⓘ
My Years with General Motors leadership of Alfred P. Sloan ⓘ
My Years with General Motors rise of General Motors as a dominant automaker via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ
Der er et yndigt land Danish landscape ⓘ
Der er et yndigt land Danish national heritage ⓘ
Beer City USA high concentration of breweries in Bend, Oregon ⓘ
War Department Circular 59 (1941) structure of the United States Army Air Forces via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
War Department Circular 59 (1941) authority of the United States Army Air Forces via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
The Pragmatic Programmer pragmatic approach to programming ⓘ
The Zahir A successful writer searches for his missing wife Esther and confronts his own obsessions and spiritual emptiness. via predicate surface "plotSummary" ⓘ
American robin (Turdus migratorius)
surface form: American robin
Carl Linnaeus via predicate surface "describedBy" ⓘ
Public Law 103-141 exercise of religion broadly via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut powers of the General Court via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut procedures for elections via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut terms of office for magistrates via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut voting procedures for freemen via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata)
surface form: zebra finch
Johann Friedrich Gmelin via predicate surface "describedBy" ⓘ
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin's childhood in Boston ⓘ
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin's apprenticeship as a printer ⓘ
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin's move to Philadelphia ⓘ
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin's work as a printer ⓘ
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin's public service ⓘ
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin's scientific interests ⓘ
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin's role in colonial politics ⓘ
Origins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution formation of the universe ⓘ
Origins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution formation of galaxies ⓘ
Origins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution formation of stars ⓘ
Origins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution formation of planets ⓘ
Origins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution emergence of life on Earth ⓘ
Origins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution evolution of complexity in the universe ⓘ
Origins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution development of human intelligence ⓘ
Treasury Order 136-01 authorities of the Bureau of the Fiscal Service via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Treasury Order 136-01 responsibilities of the Bureau of the Fiscal Service via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Treasury Order 136-01 organizational structure of the Bureau of the Fiscal Service via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Public Law 81-110 authorities of the Central Intelligence Agency via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Public Law 81-110 organizational structure of the Central Intelligence Agency via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Public Law 81-110 operational powers of the Central Intelligence Agency via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Immigrant City demographic character of Lawrence, Massachusetts ⓘ
The Perfect Storm 1991 Perfect Storm via predicate surface "depictsEvent" ⓘ
Meaningful Connectivity framework criteria for robust internet access via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Meaningful Connectivity framework criteria for reliable internet access via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Meaningful Connectivity framework criteria for useful internet access via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Meaningful Connectivity framework benchmarks for meaningful internet connectivity via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ