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

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
Confession of Mikhail Bakunin Mikhail Bakunin’s revolutionary networks via predicate surface "portrays"
The Price of Inequality links between inequality and financial instability
The Price of Inequality effects of inequality on social mobility
The Price of Inequality role of institutions in shaping inequality
People, Power, and Profits contemporary capitalism
Human Rights Council institution-building package (resolution 5/1) basis of the Universal Periodic Review via predicate surface "defines"
Human Rights Council institution-building package (resolution 5/1) principles of the Universal Periodic Review via predicate surface "defines"
Human Rights Council institution-building package (resolution 5/1) modalities of the Universal Periodic Review via predicate surface "defines"
Human Rights Council institution-building package (resolution 5/1) general guidelines for the preparation of information under the Universal Periodic Review via predicate surface "defines"
Henry Jackson Jr.
surface form: Henry Armstrong
aggressive pressure fighter via predicate surface "styleDescription"
Woman with a Hat fashionable woman via predicate surface "portrays"
Woman with a Hat hat via predicate surface "portrays"
Woman with a Hat upper body via predicate surface "portrays"
paranoiac-critical method Salvador Dalí in theoretical writings via predicate surface "describedBy"
Ogygia Homer via predicate surface "describedBy"
Rebel Without a Cause adolescent angst via predicate surface "portrays"
Rebel Without a Cause juvenile delinquency via predicate surface "portrays"
Rebel Without a Cause family conflict via predicate surface "portrays"
Rebel Without a Cause alienation via predicate surface "portrays"
Citius, Altius, Fortius aspirational spirit of the Olympic Games
Quadrennial Defense Review long-term defense priorities via predicate surface "defines"
Quadrennial Defense Review force structure objectives via predicate surface "defines"
Quadrennial Defense Review readiness goals via predicate surface "defines"
Quadrennial Defense Review modernization priorities via predicate surface "defines"
Quadrennial Defense Review risk assessment for defense strategy via predicate surface "defines"
Cippus Abellanus legal practices of the Samnites
Cippus Abellanus cultural practices of the Samnites
Kerr–Newman black hole general relativity via predicate surface "describedByTheory"
The Hangover A group of friends retrace their steps after a wild bachelor party in Las Vegas to find their missing groom. via predicate surface "plotSummary"
Vacation (2015 film) Rusty Griswold takes his family on a cross-country road trip to the Walley World theme park, leading to a series of misadventures. via predicate surface "plotSummary"
Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie via predicate surface "plotSummary" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Two prank-loving boys hypnotize their principal into becoming a dimwitted superhero named Captain Underpants.
Eulipoa wallacei George Robert Gray via predicate surface "describedBy"
Susanna A virtuous married woman is falsely accused of adultery by two elders after rejecting their advances and is vindicated through Daniel’s interrogation of the accusers. via predicate surface "plotSummary"
Hilbert’s syzygy theorem structure of free resolutions of modules over polynomial rings
Hilbert’s syzygy theorem finite length of minimal free resolutions over polynomial rings
Cervus elaphus Carl Linnaeus via predicate surface "describedBy"
Phacochoerus africanus Peter Simon Pallas via predicate surface "describedBy"
Nevada land survey system township and range grid in Nevada via predicate surface "defines"
Nevada land survey system section boundaries in Nevada via predicate surface "defines"
Nevada land survey system subdivision of sections into aliquot parts via predicate surface "defines"
International Chronostratigraphic Chart formal divisions of Earth history via predicate surface "defines"
International Chronostratigraphic Chart eons via predicate surface "defines"
International Chronostratigraphic Chart eras via predicate surface "defines"
International Chronostratigraphic Chart periods via predicate surface "defines"
International Chronostratigraphic Chart epochs via predicate surface "defines"
International Chronostratigraphic Chart ages via predicate surface "defines"
International Chronostratigraphic Chart chronostratigraphic units via predicate surface "defines"
International Chronostratigraphic Chart geochronologic units via predicate surface "defines"
The Federalist No. 43 constitutional basis for intellectual property via predicate surface "explains"
The Federalist No. 43 constitutional basis for admitting new states via predicate surface "explains"