next
(nĕkst)
[Middle English nexte, from Old English nīehsta, nēhst superlative of nēah, near.]
adjective
- Nearest in space or position; adjacent: the next room.
- Immediately following, as in time, order, or sequence: next week; the next item on the list.
adverb
- In the time, order, or place nearest or immediately following: reading this book next; our next oldest child.
- On the first subsequent occasion: when next I write.
noun
- The next person or thing: The next will be better.
idioms
- next to
- Adjacent to: the car next to hers. Following in order or degree: Next to skiing, she likes hiking. Almost; practically: next to impossible.