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
I. Asimov: A Memoir Isaac Asimov's experiences as a science popularizer ⓘ
I. Asimov: A Memoir Isaac Asimov's relationships with other writers ⓘ
Ocean's Thirteen revenge against a ruthless Las Vegas casino owner via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ
Symphony No. 2 "The Age of Anxiety" inner psychological journey of characters ⓘ
North Korean constitution state structure of North Korea via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
North Korean constitution role of the Workers’ Party of Korea via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
North Korean constitution powers of the Supreme Leader via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
North Korean constitution powers of the State Affairs Commission via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
North Korean constitution powers of the Supreme People’s Assembly via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
North Korean constitution powers of the Cabinet of North Korea via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
North Korean constitution socialist economic system of North Korea via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
North Korean constitution citizens’ rights and duties in North Korea via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
October: Ten Days That Shook the World Russian Revolution via predicate surface "depictsEvent" ⓘ
surface form: 1917 October Revolution
October: Ten Days That Shook the World storming of the Winter Palace via predicate surface "depictsEvent" ⓘ
October: Ten Days That Shook the World Vladimir Lenin via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ
October: Ten Days That Shook the World Alexander Kerensky via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ
October: Ten Days That Shook the World Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (Bolsheviks) via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ
surface form: Bolsheviks
October: Ten Days That Shook the World Russian Provisional Government via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ
surface form: Provisional Government
October: Ten Days That Shook the World Leon Trotsky via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ
surface form: Leon Trotsky (minimally or omitted due to politics)
Ivan the Terrible, Part I rise to power of Ivan IV of Russia via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ
Ivan the Terrible, Part I inner turmoil of Ivan IV of Russia via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ
Ivan the Terrible, Part I struggle between church and state in Russia via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ
Ivan the Terrible, Part I formation of the oprichnina via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ
The General Line kulaks via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ
The General Line poor peasants via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ
The General Line collective farm via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ
Constitution of Finland structure of the Finnish state via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Constitution of Finland powers of the Finnish state via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Constitution of Finland fundamental principles of the Finnish state via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Conscription Act of Finland length of military service via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Conscription Act of Finland age of conscription via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Conscription Act of Finland categories of service via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Conscription Act of Finland conditions for fitness for service via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Conscription Act of Finland obligations of reservists via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Conscription Act of Finland penalties for evasion of service via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Language Act of Finland status of Finnish language as a national language via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Language Act of Finland status of Swedish language as a national language via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Fedora Council Fedora Project objectives via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Fedora Council Fedora strategic initiatives via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
RFC 8332 PKCS #1 via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
surface form: rsa-sha2-256
RFC 8332 rsa-sha2-512 via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
RFC 8332 public key algorithms for SSH using RSA with SHA-256 and SHA-512 via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Schwarzschild coordinates Schwarzschild black hole ⓘ
surface form: Schwarzschild metric
Schwarzschild coordinates spacetime outside a spherically symmetric non-rotating mass ⓘ
Schwarzschild coordinates exterior region of a static black hole ⓘ
Schwarzschild coordinates vacuum solution of Einstein field equations with spherical symmetry ⓘ
Schwarzschild coordinates gravitational field outside a star via predicate surface "usedToDescribe" ⓘ
Schwarzschild coordinates gravitational field outside a planet via predicate surface "usedToDescribe" ⓘ
Schwarzschild coordinates gravitational field outside a non-rotating black hole via predicate surface "usedToDescribe" ⓘ
Portuguese Local Government Law organization of local authorities via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ