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  [nekst]
Use next to in a Sentence
–adjective
1. immediately following in time, order, importance, etc.: the next day; the next person in line.
2. nearest or adjacent in place or position: the next room.
3. nearest in relationship or kinship.
–adverb
4. in the place, time, importance, etc., nearest or immediately following: We're going to London next. This is my next oldest daughter.
5. on the first occasion to follow: when next we meet.
–preposition
6. adjacent to; nearest: It's in the closet next the blackboard.
—Idioms
7. get next to (someone), Informal. to get into the favor or good graces of; become a good friend of.
8. next door to,
a. in an adjacent house, apartment, office, etc.; neighboring.
b. in a position of proximity; near to: They are next door to poverty.
9. next to,
a. adjacent to: He sat next to his sister.
b. almost; nearly: next to impossible.
c. aside from: Next to cake, ice cream is my favorite dessert.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME next(e), OE nēxt, nēhst, niehst, superl. of nēah nigh (see -est 1 ); c. Icel nǣstr, G nächst; cf. near
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next   (někst)   
adj.  

  1. Nearest in space or position; adjacent: the next room.

  2. Immediately following, as in time, order, or sequence: next week; the next item on the list.

adv.  

  1. In the time, order, or place nearest or immediately following: reading this book next; our next oldest child.

  2. On the first subsequent occasion: when next I write.

n.  The next person or thing: The next will be better.

[Middle English nexte, from Old English nīehsta, nēhst, superlative of nēah, near.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

next 
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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Idioms & Phrases

next to

  1. Adjacent to, as in The car next to mine has a flat tire, [Late 1300s]

  2. Following in order or degree, as in Next to skiing, she likes hiking. [Early 1500s]

  3. Almost, practically, as in It's next to impossible to predict the outcome, or I earned next to nothing last year. [Second half of 1600s]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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