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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Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
After customers churned from Target, about half made their next purchase at Walmart and about 30% made their next three purchases at Walmart, the firm found.
—Melissa Repko, CNBC, 15 July 2025
U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2025
Crew was only two to make room for Boeing Starliner CFT crew astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams on the return flight next February.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2025
Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
Behind the scenes, the filmmakers are already thinking about where the story could go next.
—Allison Degrushe Published, EW.com, 15 July 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
Technology helps, but without the right culture and processes, the shiniest dashboard will just become the next set of vanity metrics.
—Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
After customers churned from Target, about half made their next purchase at Walmart and about 30% made their next three purchases at Walmart, the firm found.
—Melissa Repko, CNBC, 15 July 2025
Preposition
There are four City Council elections next year, and, as God made green apples, the voters will make the same mistake again and again.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2025
Crew was only two to make room for Boeing Starliner CFT crew astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams on the return flight next February.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2025
Adverb
The system uses small chunks of overlapping frames to condition what comes next, allowing continuity of motion, character, and action throughout the sequence.
—Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
Behind the scenes, the filmmakers are already thinking about where the story could go next.
—Allison Degrushe Published, EW.com, 15 July 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 22 Jul. 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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