purpose

P79
predicate

Indicates that one entity exists, is done, or is used in order to achieve, support, or serve the goal, function, or intended outcome of another entity.

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All labels observed (153)

Label Occurrences
purpose canonical 111,382
aimsTo 48,893
hasPurpose 18,706

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: purpose
Generated description
Indicates that one entity exists, is done, or is used in order to achieve, support, or serve the goal, function, or intended outcome of another entity.

Sample triples (249,872)

Subject Object
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons prevention of use of chemical weapons ⓘ
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention ⓘ
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons international cooperation in peaceful uses of chemistry ⓘ
Community of Portuguese Language Countries promotion of Portuguese language ⓘ
Community of Portuguese Language Countries political cooperation among Lusophone countries ⓘ
Community of Portuguese Language Countries cultural cooperation among Lusophone countries ⓘ
Community of Portuguese Language Countries economic and social cooperation among member states ⓘ
Community of Portuguese Language Countries promotion of Lusophone identity ⓘ
ECA
surface form: Economic Cooperation Administration
European economic recovery via predicate surface "hasPurpose" ⓘ
ECA
surface form: Economic Cooperation Administration
prevention of economic collapse in postwar Europe via predicate surface "hasPurpose" ⓘ
ECA
surface form: Economic Cooperation Administration
strengthening Western European economies against communism via predicate surface "hasPurpose" ⓘ
Office of Weapons and Counterproliferation reduce proliferation risks via predicate surface "aimsTo" ⓘ
Office of Weapons and Counterproliferation support prevention of weapons proliferation via predicate surface "aimsTo" ⓘ
Foreign Missile and Space Analysis Center analyze foreign missile systems ⓘ
Foreign Missile and Space Analysis Center analyze foreign space systems ⓘ
Foreign Missile and Space Analysis Center support U.S. national security decision-making ⓘ
Foreign Missile and Space Analysis Center support U.S. defense planning ⓘ
Foreign Missile and Space Analysis Center provide technical assessments of foreign strategic capabilities ⓘ
House Resolution 658 of the 95th Congress
surface form: House Resolution 658 (95th Congress)
to establish the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives ⓘ
National Academy of Public Administration improve government management ⓘ
National Academy of Public Administration improve public policy ⓘ
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave to expose the realities of slavery via predicate surface "aim" ⓘ
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave to support the abolitionist movement via predicate surface "aim" ⓘ
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences advancement of the arts and sciences of motion pictures ⓘ
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recognition of excellence in cinematic achievements ⓘ
American Society for Microbiology advance the microbial sciences ⓘ
American Society for Microbiology support microbiology research ⓘ
American Society for Microbiology promote microbiology education ⓘ
American Society for Microbiology advocacy for science-based policy ⓘ
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade reduce tariffs via predicate surface "aimsTo" ⓘ
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade reduce non-tariff barriers to trade via predicate surface "aimsTo" ⓘ
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade promote trade liberalization via predicate surface "aimsTo" ⓘ
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade prevent protectionism via predicate surface "aimsTo" ⓘ
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade provide a rules-based trading system via predicate surface "aimsTo" ⓘ
United Nations system (observer relationship, not specialized agency) facilitate cooperation while respecting separate legal personality via predicate surface "aimsTo" ⓘ
United Nations system (observer relationship, not specialized agency) enhance coherence of global governance without formal agency status via predicate surface "aimsTo" ⓘ
Alaska Purchase Russian financial difficulties via predicate surface "motivatedBy" ⓘ
Alaska Purchase Russian fear of losing Alaska to Britain in a future war via predicate surface "motivatedBy" ⓘ
Alaska Purchase United States interest in Pacific and Arctic expansion via predicate surface "motivatedBy" ⓘ
U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone economic development ⓘ
U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone resource conservation ⓘ
U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone energy security ⓘ
Xerox Alto user interface make computing more accessible to non-specialists via predicate surface "designGoal" ⓘ
MAX Red Line airport access via predicate surface "primaryPurpose" ⓘ
MAX Red Line commuter service via predicate surface "primaryPurpose" ⓘ
Special Interest Groups bring together professionals in computing ⓘ
Special Interest Groups bring together researchers in computing ⓘ
Special Interest Groups advance knowledge in specialized computing domains ⓘ
ACM Distinguished Speaker Program to connect leading experts in computing with institutions and events worldwide ⓘ
ACM Distinguished Speaker Program to deliver high-quality technical talks and lectures ⓘ