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Meaning of 'next' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Next [ adv.]
- In the time, place, or order nearest or immediately suceeding; as, this man follows next.
2 . Next [ superl.]
- Nearest in place; having no similar object intervening.
- Nearest in time; as, the next day or hour.
- Adjoining in a series; immediately preceding or following in order.
- Nearest in degree, quality, rank, right, or relation; as, the next heir was an infant.

Meaning of 'next' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . next [ r]
Meaning (1):
- at the time or occasion immediately following
Example in sentence:
  • next the doctor examined his back
2 . next [ s]
Meaning (2):
- nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space
Example in sentence:
  • had adjacent rooms;
  • in the next room;
  • our rooms were side by side;
  • the person sitting next to me
Meaning (3):
- immediately following in time or order
Example in sentence:
  • next in line;
  • the following day;
  • the next item on the list;
  • the next president
Meaning (4):
- (of a day of the week) nearest (or nearest but one) after the present moment
Example in sentence:
  • not this Saturday, next Saturday;
  • on Tuesday next
Meaning (5):
- (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving
Example in sentence:
  • our next president

Nearby Words:

nexible nexus

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