1
: immediately adjacent (as in place, rank, or time)
2
: any other considered hypothetically
knew it as well as the next man
see also:
: nearest or adjacent to
1
: in the time, place, or order nearest or immediately succeeding
next we drove home
the next closest school
2
: on the first occasion to come
when next we meet
: one that is next
from one day to the next
Examples of next in a Sentence
Adjective
I'll see you next Monday.
Next year's party will be even better.
the very next thing that happened
Can I help the next person in line? Who's next?
We could hear people talking in the next room.
At the next set of lights, turn left.
I need the next size up.
The next time we will see each other will be on our wedding day.
Next time, please remember to bring your books to class.
She knew the answer as well as the next person.
Adverb
Next, I need to ask you a few questions about your family.
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The city will save millions more by not moving forward with its previous plans to add new services next summer, including bulky item pickup and greater frequency of recycling pickups — once a week versus every two weeks.
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Today's higher-than-average credit card rates aren't helping, either, as the borrowers who are carrying revolving debt from one month to the next are watching their credit card debt compound rapidly.
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Adjective
With the win, the Fever improved to 6-5 ahead of their next game on Thursday against the Chicago Sky.
—Ian Miller, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2026
The show is currently in production and is scheduled to premiere sometime next year.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 9 June 2026
Preposition
If the Heat doesn’t land Antetokounmpo, there could be a one-year offer to Powell, a deal that would leave Miami in position to pursue Antetokounmpo or Donovan Mitchell or Kawhi Leonard or, less likely, Nikola Jokic, if any opt for free agency next summer.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 9 June 2026
The city will save millions more by not moving forward with its previous plans to add new services next summer, including bulky item pickup and greater frequency of recycling pickups — once a week versus every two weeks.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2026
Adverb
As for where this all goes next, that will come down to a panel of appeals court judges, and maybe even the Big 12 conference.
—Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
Offerings from Anthropic and OpenAI are expected later this year or early next — not to mention big stock sales from the likes of Alphabet and others to fund their AI spending.
—Jeff Marks,morgan Chittum, CNBC, 10 June 2026
Noun
On the next, Wembanyama sat in the paint and left Towns open for a corner 3-pointer, which Towns made to give the Knicks a 56-52 lead at the break.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 6 June 2026
Today's higher-than-average credit card rates aren't helping, either, as the borrowers who are carrying revolving debt from one month to the next are watching their credit card debt compound rapidly.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 6 May 2026
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“Next.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/next. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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next
1 of 3 adjective
: coming immediately before or following
the next page
the house next to ours
next
2 of 3 preposition(ˈ)nekst
next
3 of 3 adverbˈnekst
1
: in the nearest time, place, or order following
open this package next
2
: at the first time to come after this
when next we meet
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