expect vs hold on

expect and hold on both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
expect	No	No	Yes	No
hold on	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, hold on is a hyponym of expect; that is, hold on is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than expect:

Other hyponyms of expect include expect, look forward, look to, hang on, hold the line, anticipate, look for, look to.

expect (verb)	hold on (verb)
be pregnant with	be persistent, refuse to stop
look forward to the birth of a child	stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments
regard something as probable or likely	hold the phone line open
look forward to the probable occurrence of	hold firmly
consider reasonable or due	retain possession of
consider obligatory; request and expect