O.E. niehsta, nyhsta (W.Saxon), nesta (Anglian) "nearest, closest," superl. of neah (W.Saxon), neh (Anglian) "nigh;" from P.Gmc. *nekh- "near" + superlative suffix *-istaz. Cognate with O.N. næstr, Du. naast "next," O.H.G. nahisto "neighbor," Ger. nächst "next." Nextdoor is attested from 1485. Phrase the next person "a typical person" is from 1857.
immediately following in time or order; "the following day"; "next in line"; "the next president"; "the next item on the list" [syn: following]
2.
nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space; "had adjacent rooms"; "in the next room"; "the person sitting next to me"; "our rooms were side by side" [syn: adjacent]
3.
(of elected officers) elected but not yet serving; "our next president" [syn: future]
adverb
1.
at the time or occasion immediately following; "next the doctor examined his back"
nearest in place, time etc Example: When you have called at that house, go on to the next one; The next person to arrive late will be sent away; Who is next on the list?
Arabic:
تالٍ، مُجاوِر
Chinese (Simplified):
下一个
Chinese (Traditional):
下一個
Czech:
další, příští, sousední
Danish:
næste
Dutch:
volgend
Estonian:
järgmine
Finnish:
seuraava
French:
prochain, suivant, voisin
German:
nächst
Greek:
επόμενος, προσεχής, πλησιέστερος, γειτονικός
Hungarian:
legközelebbi
Icelandic:
næstur
Indonesian:
berikutnya
Italian:
prossimo, seguente
Japanese:
次の
Korean:
다음의, 이번(의)
Latvian:
nākošais
Lithuanian:
kitas, gretimas, artimiausias, sekantis
Norwegian:
neste, førstkommende
Polish:
następny
Portuguese (Brazil):
próximo, seguinte
Portuguese (Portugal):
seguinte
Romanian:
următor
Russian:
ближайший, соседний; следующий
Slovak:
ďalší
Slovenian:
naslednji
Spanish:
próximo, siguiente
Swedish:
nästa
Turkish:
bir sonraki, yanı başındaki
next[nekst]adverb
immediately after in place or time Example: John arrived first and Jane came next.
Arabic:
بَعد ذلك، بَعْدَ
Chinese (Simplified):
其次
Chinese (Traditional):
其次
Czech:
potom
Danish:
lige efter
Dutch:
daarna
Estonian:
järgmisena
Finnish:
seuraavaksi
French:
ensuite
German:
als Nächste, *r, *s
Greek:
αμέσως μετά
Hungarian:
azután, utána
Icelandic:
næst
Indonesian:
sesudahnya
Italian:
dopo, in seguito*
Japanese:
次に
Korean:
이웃에; 다음에
Latvian:
pēc tam
Lithuanian:
po to, vėliau, toliau, kitą kartą
Norwegian:
deretter
Polish:
następnie, potem, później
Portuguese (Brazil):
em seguida
Portuguese (Portugal):
a seguir
Romanian:
(imediat) după aceea
Russian:
следом
Slovak:
potom
Slovenian:
zatem
Spanish:
luego, a continuación, después
Swedish:
därefter, härnäst
Turkish:
ondan hemen sonra
next[nekst]pronoun
the person or thing nearest in place, time etc Example: Finish one question before you begin to answer the next; One minute he was sitting beside me — the next he was lying on the ground.
Next\ (n[e^]kst), a., superl. of Nigh. [AS. n[=e]hst, ni['e]hst, n[=y]hst, superl. of ne['a]h nigh. See Nigh.]1. Nearest in place; having no similar object intervening. --Chaucer. Her princely guest Was next her side; in order sat the rest. --Dryden. Fear followed me so hard, that I fled the next way. --Bunyan. 2. Nearest in time; as, the next day or hour. 3. Adjoining in a series; immediately preceding or following in order. None could tell whose turn should be the next. --Gay. 4. Nearest in degree, quality, rank, right, or relation; as, the next heir was an infant. The man is near of kin unto us, one of our next kinsmen. --Ruth ii. 20. Note: Next is usually followed by to before an object, but to is sometimes omitted. In such cases next in considered by many grammarians as a preposition. Next friend (Law), one who represents an infant, a married woman, or any person who can not appear sui juris, in a suit at law.
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