refrain

P21111

predicate

Indicates that an entity deliberately holds back from performing a particular action or behavior.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
refrain canonical	141

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: refrain

Generated description

Indicates that an entity deliberately holds back from performing a particular action or behavior.

Sample triples (141)

Subject	Object
Like a Rolling Stone	How does it feel? ⓘ
Book of Judges linked to: Judges	In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes ⓘ
The Hollow Men	This is the way the world ends ⓘ
The Hollow Men	Not with a bang but a whimper ⓘ
Aegukga	repeated after each verse ⓘ
Agnus Dei	miserere nobis ⓘ
Agnus Dei	dona nobis pacem ⓘ
Yankee Doodle (song)	Yankee Doodle went to town ⓘ
Yankee Doodle (song)	Yankee Doodle keep it up ⓘ
Yankee Doodle (song)	Mind the music and the step ⓘ
Yankee Doodle (song)	And with the girls be handy ⓘ
The Raven	Nevermore ⓘ
A Dream Within a Dream	All that we see or seem / Is but a dream within a dream. ⓘ
Annabel Lee	"in this kingdom by the sea" ⓘ
Annabel Lee	"of the beautiful Annabel Lee" ⓘ
Exposure	"But nothing happens." ⓘ
Surah Ar-Rahman	فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ⓘ
The Battle Hymn of the Republic	Glory, glory, hallelujah ⓘ
The Negro Speaks of Rivers	My soul has grown deep like the rivers. ⓘ
O Captain! My Captain!	"O Captain! my Captain!" ⓘ linked to: O Captain! My Captain!
O Captain! My Captain!	"Fallen cold and dead" ⓘ
I, Too	I, too, am America. ⓘ
Mad Girl’s Love Song	“I shut my eyes and all the world drops dead” ⓘ
Mad Girl’s Love Song	“I think I made you up inside my head” ⓘ
Avinu Malkeinu	"Avinu Malkeinu" ("Our Father, Our King") ⓘ linked to: Avinu Malkeinu
Himno Nacional de la República de Colombia	¡Oh gloria inmarcesible! ¡Oh júbilo inmortal! ⓘ
Where Have All the Flowers Gone?	When will they ever learn? ⓘ
Acquainted with the Night	I have been one acquainted with the night. ⓘ
Let’s Do It, Let’s Fall in Love	Let’s do it, let’s fall in love ⓘ
"There's a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow" linked to: There's a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow	"There's a great big beautiful tomorrow, shining at the end of every day" ⓘ
"There's a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow" linked to: There's a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow	"There's a great big beautiful tomorrow, just a dream away" ⓘ
Hallelujah Chorus	Hallelujah ⓘ
America the Beautiful	America! America! ⓘ linked to: America the Beautiful
America the Beautiful	God shed His grace on thee ⓘ
Gunga Din linked to: poem "Gunga Din" by Rudyard Kipling	You limpin’ lump o’ brick-dust, Gunga Din! ⓘ
Psalm 80	Restore us, O God; let your face shine, that we may be saved ⓘ
Psalm 118	"for his mercy endureth for ever" ⓘ
Lament for the Makaris	Timor mortis conturbat me ⓘ
Auld Lang Syne	For auld lang syne ⓘ
Green Grow the Rashes, O	Green grow the rashes, O ⓘ linked to: Green Grow the Rashes, O
Green Grow the Rashes, O	Green grow the rashes, O, / The sweetest hours that e’er I spend, / Are spent amang the lasses, O ⓘ
The Battle of Sherramuir	“There’s some say this, and some say that” ⓘ
Tala‘ al-Badru ‘Alayna linked to: tala al-badru ‘alayna	“Ayyuhā al-mab‘ūthu fīnā, ji’ta bi-l-amri al-muṭā‘” ⓘ
This Little Light of Mine	I’m gonna let it shine ⓘ
Hard Times Come Again No More	Hard times, come again no more ⓘ linked to: Hard Times Come Again No More
Rule, Britannia!	Rule, Britannia! Britannia, rule the waves ⓘ linked to: Rule, Britannia!
Little Drummer Boy	pa rum pum pum pum ⓘ
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel linked to: O Come O Come Emmanuel	Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel. ⓘ
Chad Gadya	Chad gadya, chad gadya ⓘ
Sanctus	Holy, Holy, Holy ⓘ