1
: immediately adjacent (as in place, rank, or time)
2
: any other considered hypothetically
knew it as well as the next man
see also next to nothing
: 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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2025
The third-worst champ by SRS came the next year, when the Sonics won.
—Sam Settleman, New York Times, 22 June 2025
Sonam Sheth, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
Josh Kroenke better have cleanser, not Tenzer Renck vs. Keeler: Who wins more football games next season: CU or CSU?
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 22 June 2025
Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 24 June 2025
With the Trump team dispensing with all policy assumptions and conventions, more options will be available to whoever comes next.
—Rebecca Lissner, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas News, 8 Mar. 2023
So bouncing from one tone and genre to the next creates a whiplash effect, even though some of the episodes — that fourth one in particular — are quite good.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2023
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Adjective
For Lillard, for Tatum — and now, quite probably, for Haliburton — the issues will linger into next season or rob of them of the chance to play in 2025-26 entirely.
—Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2025
The third-worst champ by SRS came the next year, when the Sonics won.
—Sam Settleman, New York Times, 22 June 2025
Preposition
On Friday, another Trump appointee, Christopher Waller, told CNBC the Fed should think about lowering interest rates next month.
—Sonam Sheth, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
Josh Kroenke better have cleanser, not Tenzer Renck vs. Keeler: Who wins more football games next season: CU or CSU?
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 22 June 2025
Adverb
What came next was a six-week shutdown, followed by a slow build-up in which Montas resumed throwing in April, began a rehab assignment in May and was finally deemed ready to make his season debut on Tuesday night against the Atlanta Braves at Citi Field.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 24 June 2025
With the Trump team dispensing with all policy assumptions and conventions, more options will be available to whoever comes next.
—Rebecca Lissner, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
Noun
One sport to the next sees what the other has done and wants some of the same stuff.
—Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas News, 8 Mar. 2023
So bouncing from one tone and genre to the next creates a whiplash effect, even though some of the episodes — that fourth one in particular — are quite good.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2023
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“Next.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/next. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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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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