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expect vs expect

expect vs expect

expect and expect both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
expect No No Yes No
expect No No Yes No
As verbs, expect is a hypernym of expect; that is, expect is a word with a broader meaning than expect:
  • expect: look forward to the birth of a child
  • expect: look forward to the probable occurrence of
Other hypernyms of expect include await, look, wait.
As verbs, expect is a hyponym of expect; that is, expect is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than expect:
  • expect: look forward to the probable occurrence of
  • expect: look forward to the birth of a child
Other hyponyms of expect include look forward, look to, hang on, hold on, hold the line, anticipate, look for, look to.
expect (verb) expect (verb)
be pregnant with be pregnant with
look forward to the birth of a child look forward to the birth of a child
regard something as probable or likely regard something as probable or likely
look forward to the probable occurrence of look forward to the probable occurrence of
consider reasonable or due consider reasonable or due
consider obligatory; request and expect consider obligatory; request and expect
Difference between expect and expect

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