need vs be

need is a noun but be is not a noun.

need and be both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
need	Yes	No	Yes	No
be	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, be is a hypernym of need; that is, be is a word with a broader meaning than need:

need: have need of
be: have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)

need (noun)	be (noun)
the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
anything that is necessary but lacking
a condition requiring relief
a state of extreme poverty or destitution

need (verb)	be (verb)
have need of	spend or use time
have or feel a need for	work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function
require as useful, just, or proper	have an existence, be extant
	have life, be alive
	form or compose
	have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
	occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere
	be identical to; be someone or something
	be identical or equivalent to
	represent, as of a character on stage
	be priced at
	to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form

Difference between need and be

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