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
Synonyms
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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Chakri Gottemukkala, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
But Trump's proposals would add twice as much red ink to the nation's debt over the next decade as those advanced by Harris, a new analysis finds.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2024
Nidia Cavazos, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
Paramount Pictures has announced a number of release dates for forthcoming titles, with its Glen Powell-led The Running Man remake among the projects hustling toward theaters next year.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024
Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Oct. 2024
Regardless of what comes next, Wee is confident UOB’s bold moves in Southeast Asia and efforts to woo a younger clientele have prepared it for the future.
—Jonathan Burgos, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
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
The next step in gaining a greater understanding of the potential risk factors that impact your supply chain is to map out all nodes from your tier-1 suppliers and beyond.
—Chakri Gottemukkala, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
But Trump's proposals would add twice as much red ink to the nation's debt over the next decade as those advanced by Harris, a new analysis finds.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2024
Preposition
The former president will kick off his campaign efforts next Thursday, Oct. 10, in the Pittsburgh area.
—Nidia Cavazos, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
Paramount Pictures has announced a number of release dates for forthcoming titles, with its Glen Powell-led The Running Man remake among the projects hustling toward theaters next year.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024
Adverb
Skarsgård, who had supporting roles in Kate Winslet-starrer Lee and alongside Donald Glover and Maya Erskine in Amazon Prime’s Mr. & Mrs. Smith series, will next be seen in sci-fi series Murderbot for Apple TV+.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Oct. 2024
Regardless of what comes next, Wee is confident UOB’s bold moves in Southeast Asia and efforts to woo a younger clientele have prepared it for the future.
—Jonathan Burgos, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
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 15 Oct. 2024.
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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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