[nɛkst], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- (of a time) coming immediately after the time of writing or speaking
(e.g: we'll go to Corfu next year)

- coming immediately after the present one in order, rank, or space
(e.g: the woman in the next room)


Phrases:
- next in line
- next to
- the next world
- what next

Origin:
Old English nēhsta ‘nearest’, superlative of nēah ‘nigh’; compare with Dutch naast and German nächste

[nɛkst], (Adverb)

Definitions:
- on the first or soonest occasion after the present; immediately afterwards
(e.g: he wondered what would happen next)

- following in the specified order
(e.g: Jo was the next oldest after Martin)


Phrases:
- next in line
- next to
- the next world
- what next

Origin:
Old English nēhsta ‘nearest’, superlative of nēah ‘nigh’; compare with Dutch naast and German nächste

[nɛkst], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the next person or thing
(e.g: the week after next)


Phrases:
- next in line
- next to
- the next world
- what next

Origin:
Old English nēhsta ‘nearest’, superlative of nēah ‘nigh’; compare with Dutch naast and German nächste

[nɛkst], (Adposition)

Definitions:
- next to
(e.g: he plodded along next him)


Phrases:
- next in line
- next to
- the next world
- what next

Origin:
Old English nēhsta ‘nearest’, superlative of nēah ‘nigh’; compare with Dutch naast and German nächste

[nɛkst], (Determiner)

Definitions:
- another
(e.g: every year sales down by a next ten per cent again)


Phrases:
- next in line
- next to
- the next world
- what next

Origin:
Old English nēhsta ‘nearest’, superlative of nēah ‘nigh’; compare with Dutch naast and German nächste