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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Defaulted loans will be sent for collections next month.
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Adjective
After the remote vehicle first spotted the upright automobile while peering through the hangar deck from the Yorktown's port side, the crew sent it back the next day to get a better look.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
The next day, at 10 a.m., sirens sound throughout the country signaling the start of the observance of Yom HaZikaron – Israel’s Memorial Day.
—Rabbi Steve Roth, Sun Sentinel, 23 Apr. 2025
Preposition
Jenner & Block is expected to bring similar arguments next week.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
Defaulted loans will be sent for collections next month.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2025
Adverb
What needs to happen next is completing the offensive line in front of Hampton and Harris — specifically, the interior.
—Daniel Popper, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Electing a new pope: What happens next and what is a papal conclave?
—Christopher Watson, ABC News, 25 Apr. 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 30 Apr. 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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