1
: immediately adjacent (as in place, rank, or time)
2
: any other considered hypothetically
knew it as well as the next man
see also next to nothing
: nearest or adjacent to
1
: in the time, place, or order nearest or immediately succeeding
next we drove home
the next closest school
2
: on the first occasion to come
when next we meet
: one that is next
from one day to the next
Examples of next in a Sentence
Adjective
I'll see you next Monday.
Next year's party will be even better.
the very next thing that happened
Can I help the next person in line? Who's next?
We could hear people talking in the next room.
At the next set of lights, turn left.
I need the next size up.
The next time we will see each other will be on our wedding day.
Next time, please remember to bring your books to class.
She knew the answer as well as the next person.
Adverb
Next, I need to ask you a few questions about your family.
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Fabian Ardaya, The Athletic, 7 Mar. 2025
Pino has maintained that the 61 empty bottles and cans of alcohol found on his boat the next day was due to his boat being the repository of the trash from several boats tied together at Elliott Key in Biscayne Bay.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025
Madeline Coleman, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
What to expect about egg prices next Wholesale egg prices are not set by farmers, Prince with the state egg association said.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 21 Feb. 2025
Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 24 Feb. 2025
Consequently, the market is deciding what to do next.
—Clem Chambers, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas News, 8 Mar. 2023
So bouncing from one tone and genre to the next creates a whiplash effect, even though some of the episodes — that fourth one in particular — are quite good.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2023
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Adjective
When the Dodgers were pushed to the brink of elimination, down 2-1 in the NL Division Series to the San Diego Padres, Roberts managed a bullpen game, sparking a run of 24 consecutive scoreless innings that extended into the next round.
—Fabian Ardaya, The Athletic, 7 Mar. 2025
Pino has maintained that the 61 empty bottles and cans of alcohol found on his boat the next day was due to his boat being the repository of the trash from several boats tied together at Elliott Key in Biscayne Bay.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025
Preposition
After five years of sporting Alpine’s colors (and Renault before it), Ocon said goodbye to the French team last year and is now wearing Haas’ black and red, starting at postseason testing next week.
—Madeline Coleman, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
What to expect about egg prices next Wholesale egg prices are not set by farmers, Prince with the state egg association said.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 21 Feb. 2025
Adverb
She was next spotted in Sneex at the Critics’ Choice Awards on Feb. 7, this time in a navy blue colorway, before going back to black and white at the SAG Awards on Feb. 23.
—Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 24 Feb. 2025
Consequently, the market is deciding what to do next.
—Clem Chambers, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
Noun
One sport to the next sees what the other has done and wants some of the same stuff.
—Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas News, 8 Mar. 2023
So bouncing from one tone and genre to the next creates a whiplash effect, even though some of the episodes — that fourth one in particular — are quite good.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2023
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“Next.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/next. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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next
1 of 3 adjective
: coming immediately before or following
the next page
the house next to ours
next
2 of 3 preposition(ˈ)nekst
next
3 of 3 adverbˈnekst
1
: in the nearest time, place, or order following
open this package next
2
: at the first time to come after this
when next we meet
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