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[1] immediately following in time, order, importance, etc.: the next day; the next person in line.
[2] nearest or adjacent in place or position: the next room.
[3] nearest in relationship or kinship.
[4] in the place, time, importance, etc., nearest or immediately following: We're going to London next. This is my next oldest daughter.
[5] on the first occasion to follow: when next we meet.
[6] adjacent to; nearest: It's in the closet next the blackboard.
[7] get next to (someone) , Informal . to get into the favor or good graces of; become a good friend of.
[8] next door to , in an adjacent house, apartment, office, etc.; neighboring. in a position of proximity; near to: They are next door to poverty.
[9] next to , adjacent to: He sat next to his sister. almost; nearly: next to impossible. aside from: Next to cake, ice cream is my favorite dessert.
[10] immediately following the next patient to be examined ; do it next week
[11] immediately adjoining the next room
[12] closest to in degree the tallest boy next to James ; the next-best thing
[13] the next but one the one after the next
[14] at a time or on an occasion immediately to follow the patient to be examined next ; next, he started to unscrew the telephone receiver
[15] next to adjacent to; at or on one side of the house next to ours following in degree next to your mother, who do you love most? almost next to impossible
[16] archaic next to

Words related to Next

later, afterward, adjacent, adjoining, after, alongside, beside, close, coming, consequent, ensuing, following, meeting, neighboring, proximate, subsequent, touching, abutting, attached, back-to-back

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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

Word origin for Next

Old English nēhst, superlative of nēah nigh ; compare near , neighbour

Synonyms for Next

later, abutting, adjacent, adjoining, after, alongside, attached, back-to-back, beside, close, closest, coming, consequent, coterminous, ensuing, following, hard by, meeting, nearest, neighboring, on the side, proximate, side-by-side, subsequent, succeeding, touching