expect vs await

expect and await both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
expect	No	No	Yes	No
await	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, await is a hypernym of expect; that is, await is a word with a broader meaning than expect:

Other hypernyms of expect include expect, look, wait.

As verbs, expect and await are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of expect include look, wait.

expect (verb)	await (verb)
be pregnant with	look forward to the probable occurrence of
look forward to the birth of a child
regard something as probable or likely
look forward to the probable occurrence of
consider reasonable or due
consider obligatory; request and expect