next
/nɛkst/
noun/nɛkst/
/nɛkst/
Meaning
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Meaning 1 · noun
The one that follows after this one.
“Next, please, don't hold up the queue!”
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Meaning 2 · adjective
Nearest in place or position, having nothing similar intervening; adjoining.
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Meaning 3 · adjective
Nearest in order, succession, or rank; immediately following (or sometimes preceding) in order.
“the next chapter; the next man I see; the next week; the Sunday next before Easter”
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Meaning 4 · adjective
Following in a hypothetical sequence of some kind.
“The man was driven by his love for money and his desire to become the next Bill Gates.”
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Meaning 5 · adjective
Nearest in relationship. (See also next of kin.)
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Meaning 6 · adverb
In a time, place, rank or sequence closest or following.
“It's the next best thing to ice cream.”
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Meaning 7 · adverb
On the first subsequent occasion.
“Financial panic, earthquakes, oil spills, riots. What comes next?”
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Meaning 8 · preposition
On the side of; nearest or adjacent to; next to.
How this word is used
- Everyday “Next, please, don't hold up the queue!”
- General “the next chapter; the next man I see; the next week; the Sunday next before Easter”
- General “The man was driven by his love for money and his desire to become the next Bill Gates.”
- Everyday “It's the next best thing to ice cream.”
- General “Financial panic, earthquakes, oil spills, riots. What comes next?”
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