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 |
|---|---|
| The Big Bang Theory | Rajesh Koothrappali via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
| The Big Bang Theory | Amy Farrah Fowler via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
| The Big Bang Theory | Bernadette Rostenkowski-Wolowitz via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
| We Never Sleep | constant vigilance ⓘ |
| We Never Sleep | round-the-clock investigative work ⓘ |
| Capreolus pygargus | Peter Simon Pallas via predicate surface "describedBy" ⓘ |
| Dama dama | Carl Linnaeus via predicate surface "describedBy" ⓘ |
| Axis axis | Carl Linnaeus via predicate surface "describedBy" ⓘ |
| Hydropotes inermis lacks antlers | absence of antlers in Hydropotes inermis ⓘ |
|
CESA
surface form:
California Endangered Species Act
|
take of a listed species via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| RFC 3417 | how SNMP messages are carried over network protocols via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| RFC 3417 | SNMP over UDP via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| RFC 3417 | SNMP over IP via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| RFC 3417 | SNMP over IPv4 via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| RFC 3417 |
SNMP
via predicate surface "defines"
ⓘ
surface form:
SNMP over IPv6
|
| RFC 3417 | SNMP over OSI via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| RFC 3417 | SNMP over DDP via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| RFC 3417 | SNMP over IPX via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| RFC 3417 | SNMP over TCP via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| RFC 3417 |
SCTP
via predicate surface "defines"
ⓘ
surface form:
SNMP over SCTP
|
| RFC 3417 | requirements for reliable and unreliable transports for SNMP via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Article 90 of the Constitution of Italy | conditions for presidential impeachment via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Article 90 of the Constitution of Italy | procedures for presidential impeachment via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Aquila verreauxii | René Primevère Lesson via predicate surface "describedBy" ⓘ |
| Verner's law | systematic consonant alternations in Germanic languages via predicate surface "explains" ⓘ |
| Verner's law | alternation of voiceless and voiced fricatives in Germanic via predicate surface "explains" ⓘ |
| Verner's law | certain exceptions to Grimm's law via predicate surface "explains" ⓘ |
|
Joker
surface form:
Joker (2019 film)
|
origin story of the Joker via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
|
Joker
surface form:
Joker (2019 film)
|
descent into madness of Arthur Fleck via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
| A Star Is Born (2018 film) | A seasoned musician falls in love with a struggling singer-songwriter and helps her rise to fame as his own career and health decline. via predicate surface "plotSummary" ⓘ |
|
"The stuff that dreams are made of" (historical slogan)
surface form:
"The stuff that dreams are made of"
|
Warner Bros. cinematic legacy ⓘ |
|
"The stuff that dreams are made of" (historical slogan)
surface form:
"The stuff that dreams are made of"
|
imaginative cinematic stories ⓘ |
|
"The stuff that dreams are made of" (historical slogan)
surface form:
"The stuff that dreams are made of"
|
iconic cinematic stories ⓘ |
| The Wire | drug trade in Baltimore via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
| The Wire | law enforcement in Baltimore via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
| The Wire | politics in Baltimore via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
| The Wire | public education in Baltimore via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
| The Wire | print journalism in Baltimore via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
| Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom | Nelson Mandela via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
| Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom | apartheid in South Africa via predicate surface "depictsEvent" ⓘ |
| Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom | Rivonia Trial via predicate surface "depictsEvent" ⓘ |
| Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom | Nelson Mandela's imprisonment via predicate surface "depictsEvent" ⓘ |
| Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom |
Nelson Mandela
via predicate surface "depictsEvent"
ⓘ
surface form:
Nelson Mandela's presidency
|
| Beasts of No Nation | child soldiers via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
| Beasts of No Nation | civil war via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
| Beasts of No Nation | war crimes via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
| Beasts of No Nation | psychological trauma via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
| The Suicide Squad | A team of imprisoned supervillains is sent on a dangerous black-ops mission to the island nation of Corto Maltese to destroy a secret experiment involving an alien starfish-like creature called Starro. via predicate surface "plotSummary" ⓘ |
| Zootopia | A rabbit police officer and a fox con artist uncover a conspiracy involving predators going savage in the city of Zootopia. via predicate surface "plotSummary" ⓘ |
| The Mountain Between Us |
Idris Elba
via predicate surface "portrays"
ⓘ
surface form:
Idris Elba as Ben Bass
|