The difference between Need and Will
When used as nouns, need means a for something, whereas will means one's independent faculty of choice.
When used as verbs, need means to have an absolute requirement for, whereas will means to wish, desire (something).
check bellow for the other definitions of Need and Will
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Need as a noun (countable, and, uncountable):
A for something; something .
Examples:
"There's no need to speculate; we can easily find out for sure."
"She grew irritated with his constant need for attention."
"Our needs are not being met."
"I've always tried to have few needs beyond food, clothing and shelter."
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Need as a noun:
Lack of means of subsistence; poverty; indigence; destitution.
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Need as a verb (transitive):
To have an absolute requirement for.
Examples:
"Living things need water to survive."
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Need as a verb (transitive):
To want strongly; to feel that one must have something.
Examples:
"After ten days of hiking, I needed a shower and a shave."
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Need as a verb (modal verb):
To be obliged or required (to do something).
Examples:
"You need not go if you don't want to."
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Need as a verb (intransitive):
To be required; to be necessary.
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Need as a verb (obsolete, transitive):
To be necessary (to someone).
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Will as a verb (rare, transitive):
To wish, desire (something).
Examples:
"Do what you will."
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Will as a verb (rare, intransitive):
To wish or desire (that something happen); to intend (that).
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Will as a verb (auxiliary):
To habitually do (a given action).
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Will as a verb (auxiliary):
To choose to (do something); .
Examples:
"I’ve told him three times, but he won’t take his medicine."
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Will as a verb (auxiliary):
Used to express the future tense, sometimes with some implication of volition when used in the first person. Compare .
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Will as a verb (auxiliary):
To be able to, to have the capacity to.
Examples:
"Unfortunately, only one of these gloves will actually fit over my hand."
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Will as a verb (auxiliary):
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Will as a noun:
One's independent faculty of choice; the ability to be able to exercise one's choice or intention.
Examples:
"Of course, man's will is often regulated by his reason."
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Will as a noun:
One's intention or decision; someone's orders or commands.
Examples:
"Eventually I submitted to my parents' will."
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Will as a noun:
The act of choosing to do something; a person's conscious intent or volition.
Examples:
"Most creatures have a will to live."
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Will as a noun:
A formal declaration of one's intent concerning the disposal of one's property and holdings after death; the legal document stating such wishes.
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Will as a noun (archaic):
That which is desired; one's wish.
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Will as a noun (archaic):
Desire, longing. (Now generally merged with later senses.)
Examples:
"He felt a great will to make a pilgrimage to the Holy Land."
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Will as a verb (archaic):
To wish, desire.
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Will as a verb (transitive, intransitive):
To instruct (that something be done) in one's will.
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Will as a verb (transitive):
To try to make (something) happen by using one's will (intention).
Examples:
"All the fans were willing their team to win the game."
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Will as a verb (transitive):
To bequeath (something) to someone in one's will (legal document).
Examples:
"He willed his stamp collection to the local museum."