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/nΙkst/
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Definition
/nΙkst/
noun
- The one that follows after this one.“Next, please, don't hold up the queue!”
adjective
- Nearest in place or position, having nothing similar intervening; adjoining.
- Nearest in order, succession, or rank; immediately following (or sometimes preceding) in order.“the next chapter; the next man I see; the next week; the Sunday next before Easter”
- Following in a hypothetical sequence of some kind.“The man was driven by his love for money and his desire to become the next Bill Gates.”
- Nearest in relationship. (See also next of kin.)
adverb
- In a time, place, rank or sequence closest or following.“It's the next best thing to ice cream.”
- On the first subsequent occasion.“Financial panic, earthquakes, oil spills, riots. What comes next?”
preposition
- On the side of; nearest or adjacent to; next to.
Source: Wiktionary
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