# next

Pronunciation: US say "NEKST" /nɛkst/; UK

## Determiner

1. Closest in the future, or the one after the closest if that one is very soon; for days of the week, sometimes meaning the instance about a week away.
   - Simple: Coming soonest in the future, or the one after that if the soonest is very close.
   - _We're planning a trip to the coast next summer._
   - _The committee will vote on the proposal at next week's meeting._
2. Coming immediately after the current one or the most recent one.
   - Simple: Coming right after the one happening now or just mentioned.
   - _We missed the ferry and had to wait two hours for the next one._
   - _Our next stop is the central station._

## Adjective

3. Coming immediately after another in an order, series, or ranking, or occasionally just before it.
   - Simple: Coming right after another in a list or order.
   - _The next runner in the relay dropped the baton._
   - _Her name was next on the list, so she stood up._
5. Nearest in place or position, with nothing similar in between; adjoining.
   - Simple: Closest in place, with nothing like it in between.
   - _Voices carried clearly from the next office._
   - _The bakery sits in the next building over._
8. Nearest in family relationship.
   - Simple: Closest to someone in family relationship, like a parent or child.
   - _The court had to identify her next of kin._
   - _His next of kin were notified after the accident._

## Adverb

4. Immediately afterwards in time, place, rank, or order; on the first occasion after the present one.
   - Simple: After this, or straight after something else. Also, the next time something happens.
   - _Whose name appears next on the roster?_
   - _After the soup course, the fish was served next._

## Noun

6. The person or thing that comes immediately after the present one, such as the next match or episode.
   - Simple: The person or thing that comes straight after this one.
   - _She read one letter, then set it aside and opened the next._
   - _Each chapter is shorter than the next._

## Preposition

7. Immediately beside or nearest to something; at its side. *(archaic)*
   - Simple: Right beside something, or very close to it.

## Adjective

9. Separated by the least distance or time, or providing the most direct or shortest route. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: Most direct or shortest in distance or time.

## Origin

From Middle English nexte, from Old English nīehsta, an inflected form of nīehst ("nearest, next"), the superlative of nēah ("nigh"): essentially "nigh" plus "-est." It goes back to Proto-Germanic *nēhwist ("nearest, closest") and is related to Dutch naast, German nächster, Danish næste, and Swedish nästa.

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