focusesOn

P31
predicate
Top #14 by triple count (401,791)

Indicates that one entity directs its attention, effort, or primary activity toward another entity or specific subject.

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All labels observed (200)

Label Occurrences
focusesOn canonical 182,015
focus 57,884
targetAudience 52,229

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: focusesOn
Generated description
Indicates that one entity directs its attention, effort, or primary activity toward another entity or specific subject.

Sample triples (401,791)

Subject Object
Harvard Museum of Natural History evolution ⓘ
Harvard Museum of Natural History earth sciences ⓘ
Harvard Museum of Natural History botany ⓘ
Harvard Museum of Natural History zoology ⓘ
Harvard Museum of Natural History mineralogy ⓘ
Harvard Museum of Natural History paleontology ⓘ
The Home Computer Revolution social implications of personal computers ⓘ
The Home Computer Revolution cultural implications of personal computers ⓘ
New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference intercollegiate athletics via predicate surface "focus" ⓘ
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration weather forecasting ⓘ
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration climate monitoring ⓘ
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ocean observation ⓘ
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration coastal zone management ⓘ
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration marine resource conservation ⓘ
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration fisheries management ⓘ
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration sea level monitoring ⓘ
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration tsunami warning ⓘ
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration space weather forecasting ⓘ
Creative Commons legal tools for sharing creative works ⓘ
Creative Commons standardized copyright licenses ⓘ
Creative Commons interoperability of open licenses ⓘ
Creative Commons global legal usability of licenses ⓘ
Pacific Rim giant robot versus monster battles via predicate surface "narrativeFocus" ⓘ
NurembergLaws
surface form: Nuremberg Laws
Jews in Germany via predicate surface "aimedAt" ⓘ
NurembergLaws
surface form: Nuremberg Laws
people defined as Jews under Nazi racial ideology via predicate surface "aimedAt" ⓘ
Inaugural Address "Ask not what your country can do for you" American public via predicate surface "audience" ⓘ
Inaugural Address "Ask not what your country can do for you" international community via predicate surface "audience" ⓘ
Non-cooperative Games finite games ⓘ
Non-cooperative Games strategic-form games ⓘ
Non-cooperative Games non-cooperative games with a finite number of players ⓘ
Non-cooperative Games games with a finite number of pure strategies ⓘ
Abel Prize lifetime achievement in mathematics via predicate surface "hasFocus" ⓘ
Abel Prize fundamental contributions to mathematical sciences via predicate surface "hasFocus" ⓘ
A Beautiful Mind (biography) life of John Forbes Nash Jr. via predicate surface "narrativeFocus" ⓘ
A Beautiful Mind (biography) mathematical achievements of John Nash via predicate surface "narrativeFocus" ⓘ
A Beautiful Mind (biography) struggle with mental illness via predicate surface "narrativeFocus" ⓘ
A Beautiful Mind (biography) general readership via predicate surface "targetAudience" ⓘ
Sociobiology: The New Synthesis evolutionary basis of social behavior ⓘ
Sociobiology: The New Synthesis comparative study of animal societies ⓘ
Sociobiology: The New Synthesis human social behavior from an evolutionary perspective ⓘ
Sociobiology: The New Synthesis scientists via predicate surface "targetAudience" ⓘ
Sociobiology: The New Synthesis advanced students via predicate surface "targetAudience" ⓘ
Sociobiology: The New Synthesis readers interested in evolution and behavior via predicate surface "targetAudience" ⓘ
On Human Nature general readership via predicate surface "targetAudience" ⓘ
The Diversity of Life ethical responsibility to protect nature via predicate surface "emphasizes" ⓘ
The Diversity of Life economic value of ecosystem services via predicate surface "emphasizes" ⓘ
The Diversity of Life scientific value of species diversity via predicate surface "emphasizes" ⓘ
The Diversity of Life general readers via predicate surface "targetAudience" ⓘ
The Diversity of Life students of biology via predicate surface "targetAudience" ⓘ
The Diversity of Life environmentalists via predicate surface "targetAudience" ⓘ