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[ nekst ]
/ nɛkst /
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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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Idioms for next

Origin of next

before 900; Middle English next(e), Old English nēxt, nēhst, niehst, superlative of nēah nigh (see -est1); cognate with Icelandic nǣstr, German nächst; cf. near

Words nearby next

newtonian mechanics, newtonian telescope, newtown, newtown st boswells, newtownabbey, next, next door, next door to, next friend, next of kin, next to
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Words related to next to

neighboring, adjoining, beside, bordering, close, conterminous, meeting, near, nearby, next, touching, abutting, approximal, contactual, juxtaposed, juxtapositional, parallel, sideways, against, till

British Dictionary definitions for next to

next
/ (nɛkst) /

adjective

adverb

at a time or on an occasion immediately to followthe patient to be examined next; next, he started to unscrew the telephone receiver
next to
  1. adjacent to; at or on one side ofthe house next to ours
  2. following in degreenext to your mother, who do you love most?
  3. 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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Idioms and Phrases with next to (1 of 2)

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1

Adjacent to, as in The car next to mine has a flat tire, [Late 1300s]

2

Following in order or degree, as in Next to skiing, she likes hiking. [Early 1500s]

3

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]

Idioms and Phrases with next to (2 of 2)

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