next
/nɛkst/ · next
noun
- The one that follows after this one. Next, please, don't hold up the queue!
adjective
- Nearest in place or position, having nothing similar intervening; adjoining. The next house on the street was painted blue.
- Nearest in order, succession, or rank; immediately following (or sometimes preceding) in order. Read the next chapter before the exam.
- Following in a hypothetical sequence of some kind. He hopes to become the next Bill Gates.
adverb
- In a time, place, rank or sequence closest or following. It's the next best thing to ice cream.
- On the first subsequent occasion. Financial panic, earthquakes, oil spills, riots. What comes next?
preposition
- On the side of; nearest or adjacent to; next to. She sat next to me during the lecture.
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Did you know? ‘Next’ is one of the few everyday English words that can serve as a noun, adjective, adverb, and preposition all without any morphological change.