instrument

P792
predicate

Indicates that an action is carried out using a particular tool, means, or implement as its instrument.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
instrument canonical 16,092
instrumentUsed 48
discoveryInstrument 16

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: instrument
Generated description
Indicates that an action is carried out using a particular tool, means, or implement as its instrument.

Sample triples (16,156)

Subject Object
June Carter Cash banjo
Jimmie Rodgers vocals
Jimmie Rodgers guitar
Avril Lavigne vocals
Avril Lavigne guitar
Avril Lavigne piano
Avril Lavigne drums
Roger Waters bass guitar
Roger Waters vocals
Roger Waters guitar
Bryan Ferry vocals
Bryan Ferry keyboards
Bryan Ferry piano
M54 refracting telescope via predicate surface "discoveryInstrument"
Paavo Berglund violin
David Cassidy vocals
David Cassidy guitar
Brad Smith bass guitar
Brad Smith guitar
Brad Smith vocals
Billie Eilish vocals
Billie Eilish ukulele
Billie Eilish piano
Billie Eilish guitar
Eva Cassidy voice
Eva Cassidy guitar
Aaron Zigman piano
Naiad Voyager 2 imaging system via predicate surface "discoveryInstrument"
Joe Keery guitar
Joe Keery vocals
John Simon Beverley bass guitar
Mireille Mathieu voice
Lucy Dacus guitar
Butch Walker guitar
Butch Walker vocals
Victor Young violin
Christopher Cross guitar
Christopher Cross vocals
Tori Amos (born Myra Ellen Amos, married name Arnold)
surface form: Tori Amos
piano
Tori Amos (born Myra Ellen Amos, married name Arnold)
surface form: Tori Amos
keyboards
Tori Amos (born Myra Ellen Amos, married name Arnold)
surface form: Tori Amos
harpsichord
Tori Amos (born Myra Ellen Amos, married name Arnold)
surface form: Tori Amos
Bösendorfer piano
Count
surface form: Count Basie
piano
Count
surface form: Count Basie
organ
Lou Harrison piano
Lou Harrison percussion
Antonín Dvořák viola
Gene Page piano
Harry Connick Jr. piano
Harry Connick Jr. vocals