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- [nekst]
- /nɛkst/
- /nekst/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [nekst]
- /nɛkst/
Definitions of next word
- adjective next immediately following in time, order, importance, etc.: the next day; the next person in line. 1
- adjective next nearest or adjacent in place or position: the next room. 1
- adjective next nearest in relationship or kinship. 1
- adverb next in the place, time, importance, etc., nearest or immediately following: We're going to London next. This is my next oldest daughter. 1
- adverb next on the first occasion to follow: when next we meet. 1
- preposition next adjacent to; nearest: It's in the closet next the blackboard. 1
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Origin of next
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English next(e), Old English nēxt, nēhst, niehst, superlative of nēah nigh (see -est1); cognate with Icelandic nǣstr, German nächst; cf. near
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Parts of speech for Next
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
next popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
next usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for next
conjunction next
adjective next
- following — the act of following.
- subsequent — occurring or coming later or after (often followed by to): subsequent events; Subsequent to their arrival in Chicago, they bought a new car.
- succeeding — being that which follows; subsequent; ensuing: laws to benefit succeeding generations.
- ensuing — Present participle of ensue.
- resulting — to spring, arise, or proceed as a consequence of actions, circumstances, premises, etc.; be the outcome.
adverb next
- afterward — If you do something or if something happens afterward, you do it or it happens after a particular event or time that has already been mentioned.
- thereafter — after that in time or sequence; afterward: Thereafter they did not speak.
- consequently — Consequently means as a result.
- subsequently — occurring or coming later or after (often followed by to): subsequent events; Subsequent to their arrival in Chicago, they bought a new car.
- behind — If something is behind a thing or person, it is on the other side of them from you, or nearer their back rather than their front.
Antonyms for next
adjective next
adverb next
- first — being before all others with respect to time, order, rank, importance, etc., used as the ordinal number of one: the first edition; the first vice president.
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