Commentary: WISH[+state][+mental][+desire]
NOTE: refers to an agent's internal state of desire or preference
NOTE: does not imply a request of another party (see Sense 2)
Examples:
Her wish to see a total eclipse was finally realized.
The union has reiterated its wish for an agreement with management.
It is their wish to continue organizing such fundraisers.
Mappings:
PropBank: wish.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1
Commentary: WISH[+event][+speech_act][+request][+indirect]
NOTE: implies an indirect agent is making the request of another party expressed in the sentence.
Examples:
It is the king's wish that we accompany him to the ball this evening.
She is trying to carry out her late father's wishes.
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2
Commentary: WISH[+event][+speech_act][+invocation][+fortune][+good]
NOTE: usually occurs in the plural
Examples:
They send along their good wishes to you.
Sally made a wish and blew out her birthday candles.
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3
Commentary: WISH[+relation][+role][+preference]
NOTE: equates WISH with an event or object, WISH BE X, WISH OF X
Examples:
John eventually got his wish of a white Christmas.
This palace was the wish of an eccentric 19th-century prince.
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4