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Needs vs Means - What's the difference?

needs | means |

As nouns the difference between needs and means

is that needs is while means is .

As verbs the difference between needs and means

is that needs is (need) while means is (mean).

As an adverb needs

is of necessity; necessarily; indispensably; often with must , and equivalent to "of need".

needs

English

Adverb

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  • Of necessity; necessarily; indispensably; often with must , and equivalent to "of need".
  • * We needs must jangle, till at last / We fought and I was beat.
  • * , (A Shropshire Lad), XXV, line 3-4

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    • Verb

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    means

    English

    (wikipedia means)

    Noun

    (head)
  • An instrument or condition for attaining a purpose.
    • A car is a means of transport .
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  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-07, author= Ed Pilkington
    • , volume=188, issue=26, page=6, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= ‘Killer robots’ should be banned in advance, UN told , passage=In his submission to the UN, [Christof] Heyns points to the experience of drones. Unmanned aerial vehicles were intended initially only for surveillance, and their use for offensive purposes was prohibited, yet once strategists realised their perceived advantages as a means of carrying out targeted killings, all objections were swept out of the way.}}
  • Resources; riches.
    • He was living beyond his means .
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    • Usage notes

    Frequently contrasted with , as in “a means to an end”. Similar contrast is (process) vs. (product).

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    (head)
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