The next period of time, event, person, or thing is the one that comes immediately after the present one or after the previous one.
I got up early the next morning.
...the next available flight.
Who will be the next prime minister?
I want my next child born at home.
Many senior citizens have very few visitors from one week to the next.
And then Captain Charles sings, 'Don't ever laugh when a hearse goes by or you willbe the next to die.'
2. determiner
You use next in expressions such as next Friday, next day and next year to refer, for example, to the first Friday, day, or year that comes after the present or previous one.
Let's plan a big night next week.
He retires next January.
Next day the E.U. summit strengthened their ultimatum.
Next is also an adjective.
I shall be 26 years old on Friday next.
Next is also a pronoun.
He predicted the region's economy would grow both this year and next.
3. adjective
Thenext place or person is the one that is nearest to you or that is the first one that youcome to.
Grace sighed so heavily that Trish could hear it in the next room.
The man in the next chair was asleep.
Stop at the next corner. I'm getting out.
Synonyms: adjacent, closest, nearest, neighbouring More Synonyms of next
4. adverb [ADVERB after verb, beADVERB]
The thing that happens next is the thing that happens immediately after something else.
Next, close your eyes then screw them up tight.
I don't know what to do next.
The news is next.
Synonyms: afterwards, then, later, following More Synonyms of next
5. adverb [ADVERB before verb]
When you next do something, you do it for the first time since you last did it.
I next saw him at his house in Berkshire.
When we next met, he was much more jovial.
6. adverb
You use next to say that something has more of a particular quality than all other things except one. For example, the thing that is next best is the one that is the best except for one other thing.
He didn't have a son; I think he felt that a grandson is the next best thing.
At least three times more daffodils are grown than in Holland, the next largest grower.
7.
See after next
8.
See as the next
9.
See the next thing sb knows
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See next to
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See next to
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See next to
More Synonyms of next
next in British English
(nɛkst)
adjective
1.
immediately following
the next patient to be examined
do it next week
2.
immediately adjoining
the next room
3.
closest to in degree
the tallest boy next to James
the next-best thing
4. the next but one
adverb
5.
at a time or on an occasion immediately to follow
the patient to be examined next
next, he poured the mixture through a sieve
6. next to
preposition
7. archaic
next to
Word origin
Old English nēhst, superlative of nēahnigh; compare near, neighbour
next in American English
(nɛkst)
adjective
1.
just before or after in time, space, degree, or rank; nearest; immediately preceding or following
adverb
2.
in the time, place, degree, or rank nearest, or immediately preceding or following
3.
on the first subsequent occasion
when next we meet
preposition
4. Archaic
beside; nearest to
sit next the tree
noun
5.
the one immediately following
6. Informal
one's turn to be next, as in being served
Idioms:
get next to
next door (to)
next to
Word origin
ME nexte < OE neahst, niehst, superl. of neah, nigh
Examples of 'next' in a sentence
next
Then there is the incentive of training for the championships next summer.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It is already almost full next year.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
They may think the person next to them is just playing with their phone.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
What is the next big thing in ice?
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
There will also be fewer airline seats available next year.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The deadline is close of play next Friday.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
So if you buy a house next to a restaurant or a pub, accept that there will be some sounds.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
What were mere windows and walls next to that?
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We own a courtyard next to our house that allows access to garages belonging to our neighbours.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
We left that one for the next bunch of house guests to enjoy.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Four councils were due to pilot the despised scheme next year.
The Sun (2008)
The winner went close next time and the third has won since.
The Sun (2008)
The person next to me is on much less.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The next entry will make less comfortable reading.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The new accounts are expected to be available by autumn next year.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The family also owned a funeral service based next door to their furniture store.
The Sun (2014)
The next big payout is a few years hence.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The series continues over the next three nights.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
One day one thing is happening and the next day something else is happening.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The ship is due to be ready early next month.
The Sun (2011)
The next volume cannot come too soon.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The next day we spent eight intense hours recording two songs in his amazing studio.
The Sun (2012)
This awful scenario was not lost on the man next to him.
The Sun (2010)
Our rooms are next door to one another.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
It may take a few more days before licenses are approved to allow farmers to move animals for the next breeding season.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
His sitcom debuts on BBC3 next summer.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Toulon will be waiting to tear into them in the south of France next week.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
In other languages
next
British English: next /nɛkst/ ADJECTIVE
The next thing is the one that comes immediately after this one or after the last one.
I got up early the next morning.
American English: next
Arabic: تَالٍ
Brazilian Portuguese: seguinte
Chinese: 下次的
Croatian: sljedeći
Czech: následující
Danish: næste
Dutch: volgende
European Spanish: siguiente
Finnish: seuraava
French: prochain
German: nächster
Greek: επόμενος
Italian: prossimo
Japanese: 次の
Korean: 다음의
Norwegian: neste
Polish: następny
European Portuguese: seguinte
Romanian: următor
Russian: следующий
Latin American Spanish: siguiente
Swedish: nästa
Thai: ต่อไป
Turkish: gelecek
Ukrainian: наступний
Vietnamese: tiếp sau
British English: next /nɛkst/ ADVERB
The thing that happens next happens immediately after something else.
Allow the sauce to cool. Next, add the cheese.
American English: next
Arabic: تالٍ
Brazilian Portuguese: depois
Chinese: 下一次
Croatian: potom
Czech: potom
Danish: derefter
Dutch: vervolgens
European Spanish: luego
Finnish: seuraavaksi
French: prochainement
German: danach
Greek: ακολούθως
Italian: successivamente
Japanese: 次に
Korean: 다음에
Norwegian: deretter
Polish: następnie
European Portuguese: depois
Romanian: apoi
Russian: далее
Latin American Spanish: luego
Swedish: nästa
Thai: ที่จะตามมา
Turkish: bir sonraki
Ukrainian: далі
Vietnamese: tiếp sau
Chinese translation of 'next'
next
(nɛkst)
adj
(= in time) 下一个(個)的 (xià yī gè de)
⇒ I've got a meeting next Friday.下星期五我有个会。 (Xià xīngqīwǔ wǒ yǒu gè huì.)
⇒ I'm getting married next year.明年我结婚。 (Míngnián wǒ jiéhūn.)