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
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
Commonwealth Charter	commitments of Commonwealth member states via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
RFC 2132	format of DHCP options via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
RFC 2132	semantics of DHCP options via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
RFC 2132	format of BOOTP vendor extensions via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
RFC 2132	semantics of BOOTP vendor extensions via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
RFC 2132	DHCP message options via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
RFC 2132	IP address lease time option via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
RFC 2132	subnet mask option via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
RFC 2132	router option via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
RFC 2132	domain name server option via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
RFC 2132	host name option via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
RFC 2132	domain name option via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
RFC 2132	broadcast address option via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
RFC 2132	NTP servers option via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
RFC 2132	vendor-specific information option via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
RFC 2132	parameter request list option via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
RFC 2132	message type option via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
RFC 2132	server identifier option via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
RFC 2132	requested IP address option via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
RFC 2132	maximum DHCP message size option via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
RFC 2132	renewal time value option via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
RFC 2132	rebinding time value option via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
RFC 2132	client identifier option via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
RFC 2132	vendor class identifier option via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
RFC 2132	relay agent information option via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
RFC 821	commands for SMTP via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
RFC 821	replies for SMTP via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
RFC 821	mail transfer procedures via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
RFC 821	SMTP session model via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
RFC 821	use of TCP port 25 for SMTP via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
RFC 1939	POP3 command set via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
RFC 1939	POP3 response codes via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
RFC 1939	POP3 state model via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
RFC 1939	POP3 authentication phase via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
RFC 1939	POP3 transaction phase via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
RFC 1939	POP3 update phase via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
RFC 854	Telnet command structure via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
RFC 854	Telnet option negotiation via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
RFC 854	Telnet control characters via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
RFC 854	Telnet data representation via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
RFC 854	Telnet connection semantics via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
RFC 854	interpret-as-command mechanism via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
RFC 854	Telnet IAC byte via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
RFC 854	Telnet via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ surface form: Telnet WILL command
RFC 854	Telnet via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ surface form: Telnet WONT command
RFC 854	Telnet DO command via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
RFC 854	Telnet via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ surface form: Telnet DONT command
RFC 854	Telnet option subnegotiation via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
RFC 854	Telnet network virtual terminal concept via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
RFC 854	Telnet via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ surface form: Telnet end-of-line conventions