the definition of next

Origin:
before 900; Middle English next(e), Old English nēxt, nēhst, niehst, superlative of nēah nigh (see -est¹); cognate with Icelandic nǣstr, German nächst; compare near

Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source

Link To next

Example Sentences

BankSimple, a new online banking site, says its first customers will have their debit cards early next month.

Disruptive innovation first takes hold on the margins where the next best thing may be nothing at all.

The work could create the next generation of stealthy undersea spies.

EXPAND

BankSimple, a new online banking site, says its first customers will have their debit cards early next month.

Disruptive innovation first takes hold on the margins where the next best thing may be nothing at all.

The work could create the next generation of stealthy undersea spies.

Astronomers have identified the best candidate yet for our galaxy's next supernova explosion, according to a new report.

In the shadowy world of modern thievery, the cachet in loot the next best thing to money may be art.

How to harvest and save heirloom tomato seeds for planting next spring.

But it could help win the next one: a stealth sniper scope for invisible.

The cuts to keep government running are far too large, and the next battle could be worse.

Many of the old lions are retiring, and the next wave of deans and enrollment chiefs is rising fast.

Animals' natural defenses are providing inspiration for researchers developing the next generation of lighter, tougher body armor.

The ability to destroy a planet is insignificant next to the power of the force.

Click next to step inside with a room-by-room tour plus view the home's floor plans.

Images purporting to be leaked photos of the next iPhone are making rounds on the web.

Even as they sought to mold perceptions from the previous night, the campaigns were preparing for the next two debates.

I've been offered a job again for next year but haven't yet signed the contract.

Scientists predict the next solar storm cycle will be especially intense.

Wang and his colleagues already had this next step in mind.

Gorman, who is likely to take over as chairman next year, may wait awhile to fill the president's chair he would.

Chief among those goals is to educate the next generation of creative thinkers and.

Here they eat, and sometimes sleep, for the next seven days.

The next time you find yourself seated in a roomful of strangers, take a close look at your nearest neighbor.

With marriage expanding in once unimaginable ways, what might the next stage in this evolution.

How closely and carefully will obviously vary from one place to the next.

Next thing you know, useless boondoggles are being cut and rational decisions are being made.

The ancients did not understand how the sun could set in the west and end up in the east the next morning.

Banaji hopes next to work with primatologists to learn about our predisposition as a species to build bias into our perceptions.

Eco-conscious educators around the world are looking to inspire the next generation.

The next great challenge will be creating profitable space enterprises.

The next big thing in nanotech is right under your pencil.

Entrepreneurs target the jatropha plant as the next big biofuel.

Heated debate expected next week over when to destroy lab samples of deadly virus.

The next step is getting this information processed and back out to those communities impacted by unhealthy air.

COLLAPSE

Collins

World English Dictionary

next (nɛkst)

—*adj*
1.	immediately following: the next patient to be examined; do it next week
2.	immediately adjoining: the next room
3.	closest to in degree: the tallest boy next to James; the next-best thing
4.	the next but one the one after the next

—*adv*
5.	at a time or on an occasion immediately to follow: the patient to be examined next; next, he started to unscrew the telephone receiver
6.	next to
	a. adjacent to; at or on one side of: the house next to ours
	b. following in degree: next to your mother, who do you love most?
	c. almost: next to impossible

—*prep*
7.	archaic next to

[Old English nēhst, superlative of nēahnigh; compare near, neighbour]

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source

Etymonline

Word Origin & History

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.

EXPAND

Phrase the next person "a typical person" is from 1857.

COLLAPSE

American Heritage

Idioms & Phrases

next

In addition to the idioms beginning with next, also see cleanliness is next to godliness.

Partners:Word Bloglines Citysearch The Daily Beast Ask Answers Ask Kids Life123 Sendori Thesaurus

About Privacy Policy Terms of Use API Careers Advertise with Us Contact Us Help