focusesOn

P31
predicate

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

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
behavioral ecology conflict
The Insect Societies Formicidae via predicate surface "focusesOnTaxon"
The Insect Societies Apidae via predicate surface "focusesOnTaxon"
The Insect Societies Vespidae via predicate surface "focusesOnTaxon"
The Insect Societies Isoptera via predicate surface "focusesOnTaxon"
SLOSS debate design of nature reserves
SLOSS debate habitat fragmentation
SLOSS debate species richness in reserves
SLOSS debate extinction risk in habitat patches
Princeton Landmarks in Biology edition foundational impact on modern ecology
Princeton Landmarks in Biology edition foundational impact on modern evolutionary biology
Principia Mathematica logicians and mathematicians via predicate surface "targetAudience"
On Denoting theory of descriptions via predicate surface "mainTopic"
On Denoting denoting phrases via predicate surface "mainTopic"
On Denoting definite descriptions via predicate surface "mainTopic"
On Denoting indefinite descriptions via predicate surface "mainTopic"
On Denoting logical analysis of language via predicate surface "mainTopic"
Why I Am Not a Christian general educated readership via predicate surface "targetAudience"
Russell–Einstein Manifesto world leaders via predicate surface "targetAudience"
Russell–Einstein Manifesto general public via predicate surface "targetAudience"
Franz Boas Indigenous peoples of North America via predicate surface "researchFocus"
surface form: Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast
Franz Boas Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl) culture via predicate surface "researchFocus"
Franz Boas Inuit via predicate surface "researchFocus"
surface form: Inuit communities of Baffin Island
Über die Verschiedenheit des menschlichen Sprachbaues linguistic typology via predicate surface "mainTopic"
Über die Verschiedenheit des menschlichen Sprachbaues philosophy of language via predicate surface "mainTopic"
Über die Verschiedenheit des menschlichen Sprachbaues relationship between language and thought via predicate surface "mainTopic"
Über die Verschiedenheit des menschlichen Sprachbaues relationship between language and culture via predicate surface "mainTopic"
Über die Verschiedenheit des menschlichen Sprachbaues diversity of human language structures via predicate surface "mainTopic"
Lawyers’ Edition lawyers via predicate surface "targetAudience"
Lawyers’ Edition judges via predicate surface "targetAudience"
Lawyers’ Edition legal scholars via predicate surface "targetAudience"
Lawyers’ Edition law students via predicate surface "targetAudience"
Fourteenth Amendment
surface form: Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
protecting rights of formerly enslaved people via predicate surface "aimedAt"
Civil Rights Act of 1866 protecting rights of African Americans via predicate surface "aimedAt"
Civil Rights Act of 1866 protecting rights of formerly enslaved people via predicate surface "aimedAt"
Peonage Act of 1867 protecting formerly enslaved people from coerced labor arrangements via predicate surface "aimedAt"
Peonage Act of 1867 preventing re-creation of slavery through debt labor systems via predicate surface "aimedAt"
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2018 risk management for critical infrastructure
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2018 incident response coordination for cyber incidents
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2018 protection of federal networks
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2018 support to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments on cybersecurity
Cybersecurity Division threats from nation‑state cyber actors
Cybersecurity Division threats from cybercriminal organizations
Cybersecurity Division threats to industrial control systems and operational technology
Cybersecurity Division protection of information and communications technology infrastructure
international health regulations
surface form: International Health Regulations (1969)
specific infectious diseases such as cholera, plague, and yellow fever via predicate surface "focus"
YadVashem
surface form: Yad Vashem
Nazi persecution of Jews
YadVashem
surface form: Yad Vashem
Jewish resistance during the Holocaust
YadVashem
surface form: Yad Vashem
life of Jews before the Holocaust
YadVashem
surface form: Yad Vashem
postwar remembrance and legacy of the Holocaust