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
Revenge of the Hackers	emergence of Linux and related projects as industry forces ⓘ
ITU-T G.8262	Ethernet equipment clock requirements via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
ITU-T G.8262	Ethernet equipment slave clock (EEC) via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
ITU-T G.8262	clock performance requirements via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
ITU-T G.8262	noise generation limits via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
ITU-T G.8262	noise tolerance limits via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
ITU-T G.8262	noise transfer characteristics via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
ITU-T G.8262	holdover performance requirements via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
ITU-T G.8262	transient response requirements via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
ITU-T G.8262	EEC option 1 via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
ITU-T G.8262	EEC option 2 via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
ITU-T G.8262	EEC accuracy objectives via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
ITU-T G.8262	wander performance limits via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
ITU-T G.8262	jitter performance limits via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
ITU-T G.8262	measurement methods for EEC performance via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
ITU-T G.8262	requirements for slave clocks locked to line timing via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
ITU-T G.8262	requirements for clocks in network elements supporting SyncE via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Food and Cookery for the Sick and Convalescent	appropriate foods for different illnesses ⓘ
Food and Cookery for the Sick and Convalescent	methods of serving food to invalids ⓘ
Memorial to the Legislature of Massachusetts	overcrowding in facilities for the mentally ill ⓘ
Memorial to the Legislature of Massachusetts	lack of heat and sanitation for mentally ill prisoners ⓘ
Memorial to the Legislature of Massachusetts	physical abuse of mentally ill individuals ⓘ
The Mark of Zorro surface form: The Mark of Zorro (1940 film)	Tyrone Power as Zorro via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ
The Mark of Zorro surface form: The Mark of Zorro (1940 film)	Tyrone Power via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ surface form: Tyrone Power as Don Diego Vega
RFC 3415	Access Control Model via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ surface form: View-based Access Control Model
RFC 3415	access control model for SNMP via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
RFC 3415	view-based access control for SNMP management information via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
RFC 3415	MIB for VACM configuration via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
RFC 3415	vacmAccessTable via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
RFC 3415	vacmViewTreeFamilyTable via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
RFC 3415	vacmSecurityToGroupTable via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
RFC 3415	vacmContextTable via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination	racial discrimination via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Aquila nipalensis	Brian Houghton Hodgson via predicate surface "describedBy" ⓘ
The Love of Liberty Brought Us Here	founding of Liberia by formerly enslaved people ⓘ
All Hail, Liberia, Hail!	Liberia ⓘ
North to the Orient	survey flights across the North Atlantic ⓘ
North to the Orient	flights into East Asia ⓘ
Listen! The Wind	transatlantic survey flight with Charles Lindbergh via predicate surface "describesEvent" ⓘ
Letters on the Eastern States	early 19th-century New England life ⓘ
Letters on the Eastern States	social customs in New England ⓘ
Letters on the Eastern States	regional character of New England ⓘ
Letters on the Eastern States	historical background of New England ⓘ
Pap Finn	ignorance via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ
Pap Finn	racism via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ
Pap Finn	alcoholism via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ
Pap Finn	abuse via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ
Aquila rapax	Temminck via predicate surface "describedBy" ⓘ
Evolution: The Modern Synthesis	evolution as change in gene frequencies in populations ⓘ
Thraupidae	Nicholas Aylward Vigors via predicate surface "describedBy" ⓘ