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 |
|---|---|
| FBI data governance policies | data ownership roles via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| FBI data governance policies | data stewardship roles via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| FBI data governance policies | data custodial responsibilities via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| FBI data governance policies | data classification levels via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| FBI data governance policies | access control requirements via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| FBI data governance policies | data retention requirements via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| FBI data governance policies | records disposition procedures via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| FBI data governance policies | data sharing rules via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| FBI data governance policies | data minimization requirements via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| FBI data governance policies | audit and logging requirements via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| FBI data governance policies | incident reporting requirements via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| FBI data governance policies | metadata standards via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| FBI data governance policies | data quality standards via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| FBI data governance policies | information lifecycle management processes via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Misery | A famous novelist is held captive and tortured by his deranged self-proclaimed number one fan after a car accident. via predicate surface "plotSummary" ⓘ |
| The Dead Zone | A man awakens from a coma with psychic abilities that lead him into a moral confrontation with a dangerous political figure. via predicate surface "plotSummary" ⓘ |
| On the Imperfection of the Geological Record | why many intermediate forms are not found as fossils via predicate surface "explains" ⓘ |
| On the Imperfection of the Geological Record | how erosion and deposition affect fossil preservation via predicate surface "explains" ⓘ |
| On the Imperfection of the Geological Record | how geological processes destroy earlier strata via predicate surface "explains" ⓘ |
| On the Imperfection of the Geological Record | why the fossil record appears to show sudden appearances of species via predicate surface "explains" ⓘ |
| On the Imperfection of the Geological Record | how incomplete records can still support gradual evolution via predicate surface "explains" ⓘ |
| Genetics and the Origin of Species | biological species concept ⓘ |
| Variation and Evolution in Plants | role of genetic variation in plant evolution via predicate surface "described" ⓘ |
| Variation and Evolution in Plants | mechanisms of plant speciation via predicate surface "described" ⓘ |
| Variation and Evolution in Plants | importance of polyploidy in plants via predicate surface "described" ⓘ |
| Variation and Evolution in Plants | evolutionary significance of hybridization via predicate surface "described" ⓘ |
| Evolutionary Psychology: The New Science of the Mind | human thought through evolutionary theory via predicate surface "explains" ⓘ |
| Evolutionary Psychology: The New Science of the Mind | human behavior through evolutionary adaptation via predicate surface "explains" ⓘ |
| Article 50 of the Constitution of Japan | duration of term of office of members of the House of Representatives via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Article 50 of the Constitution of Japan | effect of dissolution of the House of Representatives on members’ term of office via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| 1983 Alix G. Mautner Memorial Lectures | path integral approach to quantum mechanics via predicate surface "explains" ⓘ |
| 1983 Alix G. Mautner Memorial Lectures | probability amplitudes via predicate surface "explains" ⓘ |
| 1983 Alix G. Mautner Memorial Lectures | photon behavior via predicate surface "explains" ⓘ |
| 1983 Alix G. Mautner Memorial Lectures | electron behavior via predicate surface "explains" ⓘ |
| 1983 Alix G. Mautner Memorial Lectures | reflection and refraction of light via predicate surface "explains" ⓘ |
| 1983 Alix G. Mautner Memorial Lectures | quantum interference via predicate surface "explains" ⓘ |
| Hatikvah | 2,000-year-old hope of the Jewish people ⓘ |
|
book "Tuxedo Park" by Jennet Conant
surface form:
Tuxedo Park
|
Alfred Lee Loomis as both financier and scientist via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
| Grimm's law | systematic consonant shifts ⓘ |
| Grimm's law | correspondence Latin pater – English father via predicate surface "explains" ⓘ |
| Grimm's law | correspondence Latin tres – English three via predicate surface "explains" ⓘ |
| Grimm's law | correspondence Latin cornu – English horn via predicate surface "explains" ⓘ |
| Grimm's law | correspondence Latin decem – English ten via predicate surface "explains" ⓘ |
| Chariots of Fire | Eric Liddell via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
| Chariots of Fire | Harold Abrahams via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
| Chariots of Fire | Olympic Games via predicate surface "depictsEvent" ⓘ |
| The Big Bang Theory | Sheldon Cooper via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
| The Big Bang Theory | Leonard Hofstadter via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
| The Big Bang Theory | Penny via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
| The Big Bang Theory | Howard Wolowitz via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |