imagine vs expect

imagine and expect both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of imagine include anticipate.

imagine (verb)	expect (verb)
expect, believe, or suppose	be pregnant with
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case	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