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[ 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
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Adjacent to, as in The car next to mine has a flat tire, [Late 1300s]
Following in order or degree, as in Next to skiing, she likes hiking. [Early 1500s]
Almost, practically, as in It's next to impossible to predict the outcome, or I earned next to nothing last year. [Second half of 1600s]
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