Search results for 'next':

next adj 1 following in time or order • the next on the list • the next day. 2 following this one • next week. 3 adjoining; neighbouring • in the next compartment. 4 first, counting from now • the very next person I meet. noun someone or something that is next. adverb 1 immediately after that or this • What happened next? 2 on the next occasion • when I next saw her. 3 following, in order of degree • the next longest river. next best next lowest in degree after the best • At rush-hour, walking is the next best thing to cycling. next biggest next lowest (or highest, depending on context) in degree after the previous one mentioned. next to something or someone 1 beside it or them. 2 after it or them, in order of degree • Next to swimming I like dancing. 3 almost • wearing next to no clothes • next to nothing.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon nehst the nearest, from neah near.