The difference between Expect and Look for
When used as verbs, expect means to look for (mentally), whereas look for means to search for.
check bellow for the other definitions of Expect and Look for
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Expect as a verb:
To look for (mentally); to look forward to, as to something that is believed to be about to happen or come; to have a previous apprehension of, whether of good or evil; to look for with some confidence; to anticipate; -- often followed by an infinitive, sometimes by a clause (with, or without, that).
Examples:
"I expect to receive wages.  I expect that the troops will be defeated."
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Expect as a verb:
To consider obligatory or required.
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Expect as a verb:
To consider reasonably due.
Examples:
"You are expected to get the task done by the end of next week."
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Expect as a verb (continuous aspect only, of a woman or couple):
To be pregnant, to consider a baby due.
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Expect as a verb (obsolete, transitive):
To wait for; to await.
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Expect as a verb (obsolete, intransitive):
To wait; to stay.
Examples:
"rfquotek Sandys"
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Look for as a verb:
To search for; to seek.
Examples:
"He spent his life looking for the truth."