startDate

P288
predicate

Indicates the point in time when an event, state, or relationship begins.

All labels observed (200)

Label Occurrences
startTime 19,444
openingDate 12,546
activeYearsStart 8,666

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: startDate
Generated description
Indicates the point in time when an event, state, or relationship begins.

Sample triples (64,881)

Subject Object
Roosevelt Island Tramway 1976-05-17 via predicate surface "openingDate"
Kansai International Airport 1994-09-04 via predicate surface "openingDate"
Tyrone Power 1930 via predicate surface "activeYearsStart"
Boston Fish Pier 1914 via predicate surface "openingDate"
Boston Fish Pier 1910 via predicate surface "constructionStartDate"
Queen Anne's War 1702 via predicate surface "startTime"
Palacio Nacional 16th century via predicate surface "constructionStart"
Paseo de la Reforma 1864 via predicate surface "constructionStartDate"
Early Modern period late 15th century via predicate surface "startTime"
First Temple in Jerusalem 10th century BCE via predicate surface "startTime"
U.S. Army Special Operations Command 1989-12-01 via predicate surface "dateFormed"
Operation Just Cause 1989-12-20 via predicate surface "startTime"
Martha Washington 1789-04-30 via predicate surface "startTime"
Reflecting Pool 1922 via predicate surface "constructionStart"
1932 Summer Olympics 1932-07-30 via predicate surface "openingDate"
Polish Underground State 1939 via predicate surface "startTime"
Polish government-in-exile 1939-09-30 via predicate surface "startTime"
DARPA Robotics Challenge 2012-10-24
DARPA Robotics Challenge 2015-06-05 via predicate surface "finalsStartDate"
DARPA Robotics Challenge 2013-12-20 via predicate surface "trialsStartDate"
Will Rogers 1900 via predicate surface "activeYearsStart"
Royal Logistic Corps 1993-04-05 via predicate surface "dateFormed"
Gerhard Schröder 1998-10-27 via predicate surface "startTime"
Proterozoic Eon about 2.5 billion years ago via predicate surface "startTime"
Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act 2000-09-22 via predicate surface "effectiveDate"
Capitol of Puerto Rico 1921 via predicate surface "constructionStartDate"
Universal Periodic Review mechanism 2008 via predicate surface "startTime"
Jewish–Roman wars 66 via predicate surface "startTime"
Crisis of the Third Century 235 via predicate surface "startTime"
Sack of Rome 455 AD
surface form: Sack of Rome (455)
455-06-02 via predicate surface "hasStartTime"
D Reactor 1943 via predicate surface "constructionStartDate"
D Reactor 1944 via predicate surface "firstCriticalityDate"
F Reactor 1943 via predicate surface "constructionStartDate"
F Reactor 1945-02-25 via predicate surface "firstCriticalityDate"
Stalin era 1928
1989 Soviet legislative election 1989-03-26
Paola Ruffo di Calabria 1993-08-09 via predicate surface "startTime"
Middle Irish circa 900 via predicate surface "startTime"
Canadian Expeditionary Force 1914 via predicate surface "startTime"
Ed Helms 2000 via predicate surface "activeYearsStart"
Umayyad Caliphate 661 via predicate surface "startTime"
Hundred Days 1815-03-20 via predicate surface "hasStartDate"
Meryl Streep 1970s via predicate surface "activeYearsStart"
Joni Mitchell 1960s via predicate surface "activeYearsStart"
Lorne Michaels 1960s via predicate surface "activeYearsStart"
“Diamonds”
surface form: Diamonds
1967-04-13 via predicate surface "premiereDate"
“Chaconne”
surface form: Chaconne
1976-01-31 via predicate surface "premiereDate"
“Scotch Symphony”
surface form: Scotch Symphony
1952-11-11 via predicate surface "premiereDate"
1989 World Series 1989-10-14
Old West early 19th century via predicate surface "startTime"