look forward vs expect

look forward and expect both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
look forward	No	No	Yes	No
expect	No	No	Yes	No

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

Other hypernyms of look forward include await, look, wait.

look forward (verb)	expect (verb)
expect or hope for	be pregnant with
	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