next
[ nekst ]
/ nɛkst /
adjective
immediately following in time, order, importance, etc.: the next day; the next person in line.
nearest or adjacent in place or position: the next room.
nearest in relationship or kinship.
adverb
in the place, time, importance, etc., nearest or immediately following: We're going to London next. This is my next oldest daughter.
on the first occasion to follow: when next we meet.
preposition
adjacent to; nearest: It's in the closet next the blackboard.
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next
/ (nɛkst) /
adjective
adverb
at a time or on an occasion immediately to follow
the patient to be examined next; next, he started to unscrew the telephone receiver
next to
- adjacent to; at or on one side ofthe house next to ours
- following in degreenext to your mother, who do you love most?
- almostnext to impossible
preposition
archaic
next to
Word Origin for next
Old English
nēhst, superlative of
nēah
nigh; compare
near,
neighbour
Idioms and Phrases with next door to (1 of 2)
next door to
Very close to, as in The old dog was next door to death. This metaphoric expression, alluding to an adjacent house, was first recorded in 1529.
Idioms and Phrases with next door to (2 of 2)
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