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next

  • adjective
  • nĕkst

in place or position, having nothing similar intervening; .

Example

“The man in the next bunk kept me awake all night with his snoring.”

Other meanings

  1. Nearest in order, succession, or rank; immediately (or sometimes ) in order.

    “Please turn to the next page.”

  2. Nearest in relationship. See also .

Synonyms

  • following

Antonyms

  • previous

Related words

  • nextborn
  • nexting
  • nextish
  • nextly
  • nextness
  • next-day
  • until next time
  • a week from next Tuesday
  • as modern as next week
  • as the next girl
  • as the next guy
  • boy next door

Example sentences

  • “The conference is to be held next year.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

  • “We have next to nothing in common.”

    Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

  • “I have to wait till next year.”

    Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0

Word history

From Old English "nīehsta".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “next” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.