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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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
Elly de la Cruz, of the Cincinnati Reds, hit two home runs in his first game using the torpedo bat, for instance, then went 0–4 the next day.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2025
Liam Twomey, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced a challenge to longtime GOP Senator John Cornyn in what is poised to become a tense Republican primary race next year.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
CBS News, 10 Apr. 2025
What comes next for Luke Schenn, either during the playoffs or next season?
—Murat Ates, New York Times, 9 Apr. 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
Her next book, Mean Moms, will be releaed by Macmillan on July 29, 2025.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
Elly de la Cruz, of the Cincinnati Reds, hit two home runs in his first game using the torpedo bat, for instance, then went 0–4 the next day.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2025
Preposition
That is more likely to be a fine than a sporting penalty, allowing Chelsea to embark on a new European adventure next season.
—Liam Twomey, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced a challenge to longtime GOP Senator John Cornyn in what is poised to become a tense Republican primary race next year.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Adverb
Phil Mickelson, Jason Day and Keegan Bradley played next, followed by Scheffler, who is grouped with Justin Thomas and U.S. Amateur champ Jose Luis Ballester.
—CBS News, 10 Apr. 2025
What comes next for Luke Schenn, either during the playoffs or next season?
—Murat Ates, New York Times, 9 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 16 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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