next
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1.0
- adjective
- /nɛkst/
:
de al lado
- I grew up next to the Trader Joe.
- next door
Elon is in the next room giving his speech.
- Elon is in the next room giving his speech.
- Guess who turns up in the cell next to me right in Chelmsford?
- Scott H And he also has a pride flag next to his name.
- She woke up next to this guy who was asleep.
- I'm going to put this right next to the metallic Berry.
- I'm at an award show sitting next to a list, celebrities.
Examples
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You're right next door to me.
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So yeah, quite pretty next to the eyes.
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And maybe next time we go, the lady next to us...
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I'll drop you at the next gas station, alright?
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And just remember, if you need anything at all, Ted and I are just in the next room.
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The guest room is right next to ours and the walls are thin.
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They must have been like right next to a Starbucks.
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I couldn't imagine Elka living next door to strangers or the house standing empty.
Fiction book (1990) -
The guest room is right next to ours and the walls are thin.
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I grew up next to the Trader Joe.
Synonyms
100
3.8
Next to something, often sharing a border or edge
98
2.2
Next to each other in the same place
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Formal
1
9.9
A person who speaks for a child or someone who cannot act for themselves in court
- Offensive
A person hoping to become very successful in tech by copying a famous social media founder
Surface Forms
Etymology
Next comes from an old English word that meant 'near', the same root as near plus the ending -est, so it literally meant 'nearest' in space. That's why next means 'right beside' with nothing between.