usedToBe

P23508
predicate

Indicates that something held a particular state, role, or property in the past but no longer does in the present.

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All labels observed (21)

Label Occurrences
usedToBe canonical 114
usedToHave 22
formerlyCarried 15

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: usedToBe
Generated description
Indicates that something held a particular state, role, or property in the past but no longer does in the present.

Sample triples (216)

Subject Object
Fezzan province of Libya ⓘ
Aragonese language Kingdom of Aragon via predicate surface "usedToBeOfficialIn" ⓘ
Showa Day Greenery Day via predicate surface "wasPreviously" ⓘ
Cisco Certified Network Professional CCNP Routing and Switching via predicate surface "formerlyHadTrack" ⓘ
linked to: Cisco Certified Network Professional
Cisco Certified Network Professional CCNP Voice via predicate surface "formerlyHadTrack" ⓘ
Cisco Certified Network Professional CCNP Wireless via predicate surface "formerlyHadTrack" ⓘ
linked to: Cisco Certified Network Professional
Cisco Certified Network Professional CCNP Data Center via predicate surface "formerlyHadTrack" ⓘ
Ghadamès important trans-Saharan caravan stop ⓘ
Ghadamès trading center between North and sub-Saharan Africa ⓘ
Bethany, West Virginia
linked to: Bethany, Virginia, United States
Virginia via predicate surface "formerlyIn" ⓘ
Kholmogory major river port ⓘ
Jackson County Courthouse (historic courthouse site) seat of county courts for Jackson County, Missouri via predicate surface "isFormerly" ⓘ
Althing bicameral legislature via predicate surface "wasPreviously" ⓘ
Beira part of Portuguese East Africa ⓘ
Merchandise Mart largest building in the world by floor area via predicate surface "wasOnce" ⓘ
Panhandle Bridge
linked to: Panhandle Bridge at Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania Railroad passenger trains via predicate surface "formerlyCarried" ⓘ
Panhandle Bridge
linked to: Panhandle Bridge at Pittsburgh
Conrail passenger trains via predicate surface "formerlyCarried" ⓘ
Panhandle Bridge
linked to: Panhandle Bridge at Pittsburgh
Amtrak passenger trains via predicate surface "formerlyCarried" ⓘ
Boston Latin School all-male school via predicate surface "wasPreviously" ⓘ
Redonda phosphate mining operations via predicate surface "usedToHave" ⓘ
Aarau de facto capital of the Helvetic Republic via predicate surface "wasOnce" ⓘ
Pernå independent municipality ⓘ
Bishop of Turku highest prelate in Finland under Swedish rule ⓘ
Singel
linked to: Singel canal
city moat of Amsterdam ⓘ
Salford Quays Salford Docks via predicate surface "wasPreviously" ⓘ
Echo Bridge aqueduct water supply conduit via predicate surface "formerlyCarried" ⓘ
Hellenstein ruins hilltop castle complex ⓘ
Franco-German border fortified frontier sections via predicate surface "usedToHave" ⓘ
Porto Antico old port area of Genoa via predicate surface "wasPreviously" ⓘ
Mint Tower city gate ⓘ
Mint Tower part of Amsterdam city wall ⓘ
Lakhota Fort royal residence ⓘ
Blackness port for Linlithgow ⓘ
Varzin Prussia via predicate surface "formerlyIn" ⓘ
Varzin German Empire via predicate surface "formerlyIn" ⓘ
Pattani capital of the Sultanate of Patani ⓘ
Bank of Manhattan Trust Building one of the tallest buildings in the world via predicate surface "wasOnce" ⓘ
Bank of Manhattan Trust Building tallest building in the world for a brief period via predicate surface "wasOnce" ⓘ
Filabusi gold mining center ⓘ
Pennsylvania Superintendent of Public Instruction Pennsylvania Department of Public Instruction via predicate surface "usedToBeHeadOf" ⓘ
linked to: Pennsylvania Department of Education
Lord Steward of the Household day-to-day running of the royal household via predicate surface "usedToBeResponsibleFor" ⓘ
Lord Steward of the Household control of household expenditure (historically) via predicate surface "usedToBeResponsibleFor" ⓘ
Lord Steward of the Household oversight of royal kitchens and domestic offices (historically) via predicate surface "usedToBeResponsibleFor" ⓘ
Baturyn hetman’s capital ⓘ
Pandua major urban center in medieval Bengal ⓘ
Lancaster small village ⓘ
Jubbah area paleolake environment via predicate surface "wasOnce" ⓘ
Apponaug Historic District primary civic hub of Warwick ⓘ
Apponaug Historic District primary commercial hub of Warwick ⓘ
Britannia Bridge rail traffic via predicate surface "formerlyCarried" ⓘ