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look for vs expect

expect vs look for

look for and expect both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
look for No No Yes No
expect No No Yes No
As verbs, expect is a hypernym of look for; that is, expect is a word with a broader meaning than look for:
  • look for: be excited or anxious about
  • expect: look forward to the probable occurrence of
Other hypernyms of look for include await, look, wait.
look for (verb) expect (verb)
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of be pregnant with
be excited or anxious about 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
Difference between look for and expect

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