Definitions of Next [ɛkst]

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Definition of 'Next'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (adj.) next
immediately following in time, order, importance, etc.:
the next day.

2.  next
nearest in place or position:
the next room.

3. (adv.) next
in the place, time, order, etc., nearest or immediately following:
We're going to London next. This is my next oldest daughter.

4.  next
on the first occasion to follow:
when next we meet.

5. (prep.) next
adjacent to; nearest:
the closet next the blackboard.

6.  next
in a house, apartment, office, etc., adjacent to.

7.  next
next to; verging on.

8.  next
adjacent to:
Sit next to me.

9.  next
almost; nearly:
next to impossible.

10.  next
aside from:
Next to me, you're the best.

Etymology: (bef. 900; ME next(e), OE niehst, superl. of nēahnigh (see -est¹))

Definition of 'Next'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (adj) following, next
immediately following in time or order
"the following day"; "next in line"; "the next president"; "the next item on the list"

2. (adj) adjacent, next, side by side(p)
nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space
"had adjacent rooms"; "in the next room"; "the person sitting next to me"; "our rooms were side by side"

3. (adverb) future(a), next, succeeding(a)
(of elected officers) elected but not yet serving
"our next president"

4. (adverb) next
at the time or occasion immediately following
"next the doctor examined his back"

Definition of 'Next'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (adjective) next
(of a time, person, etc.) coming after the present one
The next person to arrive was Brian.; Next time you need to talk, just give me a call.; Let's meet for lunch next week.; We get back next Friday.

2.  next
the next thing I knew
used when you are telling a story to indicate sth surprising happened
We were just talking, and the next thing I knew she was screaming at me to get out.

3.  next
(of a place) nearest to the present position
Take the next road on the left.; See the red house? Our house is the next one.

4. (adverb) next
immediately after
We saw the monkeys. What should we go see next?; It all looked so delicious, I didn't know what to eat next.

5.  next
the following time you do sth after the present time
Say hi from me when you next speak to her.

6. (preposition) next
next to
very near, with nothing between
Would you like to sit next to me?; They're building a new supermarket next to the church.

7. (pronoun) next
the following person or thing
"Who's next to read to me?" the teacher asked.

Definition of 'Next'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adverb) Next
in the time, place, or order nearest or immediately suceeding; as, this man follows next

2.  Next
nearest in place; having no similar object intervening

3.  Next
nearest in time; as, the next day or hour

4.  Next
adjoining in a series; immediately preceding or following in order

5.  Next
nearest in degree, quality, rank, right, or relation; as, the next heir was an infant

Translation of 'Next'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: nearest in place, time etc When you have called at that house, go on to the next one; The next person to arrive late will be sent away; Who is next on the list?
Afrikaans: volgende	Arabic: تالٍ، مُجاوِر	Bulgarian: съседен
Brazilian: seguinte	Czech: další, příští, sousední	German: nächst
Danish: næste	Greek: επόμενος, προσεχής, πλησι	Spanish: próximo, siguiente
Estonian: järgmine	Farsi: بعدی	Finnish: seuraava
French: prochain, suivant, voisin	Hebrew: הַבָּא	Hindi: अगला
Croatian: sljedeći, najbliži	Hungarian: legközelebbi	Indonesian: berikutnya
Icelandic: næstur	Italian: prossimo, seguente	Japanese: 次の
Korean: 다음의	Lithuanian: kitas, gretimas, artimiau	Latvian: nākošais
Malay: yang berikutnya	Dutch: volgend	Norwegian: neste, førstkommende
Polish: następny	Persian: بعدی	Pashto: بل يو
Portuguese: seguinte	Romanian: următor	Russian: ближайший, соседний; след
Slovak: ďalší	Slovenian: naslednji	Serbian: sledeći
Swedish: nästa	Thai: ต่อไป	Turkish: bir sonraki, yanı başında
Taiwanese: 下一個	Ukrainian: наступний; сусідній	Urdu: اگلا
Vietnamese: tiếp sau	Chinese: 下一个
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