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next  (nkst)
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.
Idiom:
next to
1. Adjacent to: the car next to hers.
2. Following in order or degree: Next to skiing, she likes hiking.
3. Almost; practically: next to impossible.

[Middle English nexte, from Old English nehsta, nhst, superlative of nah, near.]

next
Adjective
1. immediately following: the next generation
2. immediately adjoining: in the next room
3. closest to in degree: the next-best thing
Adverb
1. at a time immediately to follow: the patient to be examined next
2. next to
a. adjacent to: the house next to ours
b. following in degree: next to my wife, I love you most
c. almost: the evidence is next to totally useless [Old English nēhst, superlative of nēah near]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.next - immediately following in time or order; "the following day"; "next in line"; "the next president"; "the next item on the list"
succeeding - coming after or following
2.next - nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space; "had adjacent rooms"; "in the next room"; "the person sitting next to me"; "our rooms were side by side"
close - at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other; "close to noon"; "how close are we to town?"; "a close formation of ships"
3.next - (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving; "our next president"
incoming - arriving at a place or position; "incoming class"; "incoming mail"
Adv.1.next - at the time or occasion immediately following; "next the doctor examined his back"

next
adjective 2. adjacent, closest, nearest, neighbouring, adjoining
Translations
next [nɛkst] adj [house, room] → vecino, de al lado; [meeting] → próximo; [page] → siguiente
advdespués;
the next day → el día siguiente;
next time → la próxima vez, next yearel año próximo or que viene;
next month → el mes que viene or entrante;
the week after next → no la semana que viene sino la otra;
"turn to the next page" → "vuelva a la página siguiente";
you're next → le toca;
next to prepjunto a, al lado de;
next to nothing → casi nada

next [nɛkst] adj (in time) → prochain(e); [seat, room] → voisin(e)d'à côté; [meeting, bus stop] → suivant(e)
advla fois suivante; la prochaine fois (= afterwards); ensuite;
next to prepà côté de;
next to nothing → presque rien;
next time advla prochaine fois;
the next day → le lendemain, le jour suivant or d'après;
next week → la semaine prochaine;
the next week → la semaine suivante;
next year → l'année prochaine;
"turn to the next page" → "voir page suivante";
next please! (at doctor's etc) → au suivant!;
who's next? → c'est à qui?;
the week after next → dans deux semaines;
when do we meet next? → quand nous revoyons-nous?

next [nɛkst] adjnächste(r, s);
(room) → Neben-
advdann; [do, happen] → als Nächstes (= afterwards); danach;
the next day → am nächsten or folgenden Tag;
next time → das nächste Mal;
next year → nächstes Jahr;
next please! → der Nächste bitte!;
who's next? → wer ist der Nächste?;
"turn to the next page" → "bitte umblättern";
the week after next → übernächste Woche;
the next on the right/left → der/die/das Nächste rechts/links;
the next thing I knew → das Nächste, woran ich mich erinnern konnte;
next to → neben +dat;
next to nothing → so gut wie nichts;
when do we meet next? → wann treffen wir uns wieder or das nächste Mal?;
the next best → der/die/das Nächstbeste

next [nɛkst] adjprossimo/a
advaccanto;
(in time) → dopo;
next to prepaccanto a;
next to nothing → quasi niente;
next time advla prossima volta;
next week → la settimana prossima;
the next week → la settimana dopo or seguente;
the week after next → fra due settimane;
the next day → il giorno dopo, l'indomani;
next year → l'anno prossimo or venturo;
"turn to the next page" → "vedi pagina seguente";
who's next? → a chi tocca?;
when do we meet next? → quando ci rincontriamo?

next
adj next [nekst]
nearest in place, time etc When you have called at that house, go on to the next one; The next person to arrive late will be sent away; Who is next on the list? volgende تالٍ، مُجاوِر съседен další, příští, sousední næste nächst επόμενος, προσεχής, πλησιέστερος, γειτονικός próximo, siguiente järgmine بعدی seuraava prochain, suivant, voisin הַבָּא अगला sljedeći,najbliži legközelebbi berikutnya næstur prossimo, seguente 次の 다음의, 이번(의) kitas, gretimas, artimiausias, sekantis nākošais yang berikutnya volgend neste, førstkommende następny seguinte ur­mă­tor ближайший, соседний; следующий ďalší naslednji sledeći nästa ต่อไป bir sonraki, yanı başındaki 下一個 наступний; сусідній اگلا tiếp sau
adv
immediately after in place or time John arrived first and Jane came next. daarna بَعد ذلك، بَعْدَ следващ potom lige efter als Nächste/r/s αμέσως μετά luego, a continuación, después järgmisena آینده seuraavaksi ensuite הַקָרוֹב उस के बाद zatim,slijedeća osoba azután, utána sesudahnya næst dopo, in seguito 次に 이웃에; 다음에 po to, vėliau, toliau, kitą kartą pēc tam selepas itu daarna deretter następnie, potem, później a seguir (ime­diat) după aceea следом potom zatem sledeći därefter, härnäst ถัดไป ondan hemen sonra 其次 потім; іншим разом بعد ميں sau đó 其次
pron
the person or thing nearest in place, time etc Finish one question before you begin to answer the next; One minute he was sitting beside me – the next he was lying on the ground. volgende التّالي следващ další, příští næste der/die/das Nächste επόμενος el siguiente järgmine سپس seuraava le suivant, la suivante הַבָּא अगले मौके पर nakon toga következő (alkalommal) berikutnya næst, næsti prossimo, seguente 次のもの 다음 사람[] kitas nākošais yang berikutnya de volgende neste następny seguinte următor следующий ďalší naslednji sledeći nästa ใกล้กับ (bir) sonraki 下一個 наступний متصل kế tiếp
next best, biggest, oldest etc
the one immediately after the best, biggest, oldest etc I can't go to Paris so London is the next best place. tweede beste الأفْضَل بَعْدَه второто най- druhý nej- næst- nächst beste, größte, etc δεύτερος καλύτερος, μεγαλύτερος κτλ. el más (...) después de järgmisena parim / suurim / vanim بعدی بعد از بهترین toiseksi paras le plus (...) après הַטוֹב אַחֲרֵי बाद के स्थान पर, दूसरे नंबर पर, द्वितीय स्थान पर zatim második legjobb/legnagyobb stb. terbaik sesudah næst bestur/stærstur il più (...) dopo 二番手の 차선의 사람[]; 두번째로 큰 것; 두번째로 오래 된 것 kitas, antras pagal gerumą/didumą/amžių ir pan. otrs labākais, lielākais, vecākais utt. yang kedua op {#225}{#130}{#225}{#225}{#130}{#225}n na de/het beste, grootste, oudste nest best/størst/eldst drugi co do jakości (wielkości itd.) a seguir cel mai (...) după почти что самый (лучший, большой и т.д.) druhý naj- drugi najboljši drugi näst bäst/störst/äldst ที่ต่อไป ...-den sonraki en... 僅次於最好的 уступаючий тільки (найкращому, найбільшому) دوسرے نمبر کا سب سے اچھا tốt thứ nhì最好
adv next door
in the next house I live next door (to Mrs Smith). langsaan بِجِوار، في البيْت المُجاوِر до vedle, v sousedství ved siden af nebenan στο διπλανό σπίτι, διαμέρισμα al lado, al lado la casa de kõrvalmajas همسایه naapurissa à côté הַסָמוּך पास का घर susjedni,najbliži susjedi szomszédban next to í næsta húsi vicino 隣りに 이웃에, 가깝게 greta, kaimynystėje blakus; kaimiņos bersebelahan rumah naast ved siden av i huset obok a seguir logo lângă по соседству, рядом v susedstve zraven vrata pored granne med อยู่ห้อง บ้านหรือตึกถัดไป kapı komşu, bitişikteki 隔壁 по сусідству متصل گھر ngay bên cạnh
next to
1 beside She sat next to me. langs بِجانِب، إلى جانِب до vedle ved siden af neben δίπλα σε al lado de kõrval, kõrvale کنار viereen, vieressä auprès de לְצַד बगल में odmah do,tik uz (közvetlenül) vki mellett di samping við hliðina á vicino a ~の隣りに 옆에 šalia, prie pie, blakus bersebelahan naast ved siden av obok ao lado de lângă рядом, возле, около vedľa zraven pored bredvid, intill ข้าง ๆ ...-in yanına, ...-in yanında 貼近, 在旁邊 поряд قريب bên cạnh ,
2 closest to In height, George comes next to me. naaste إلى جانِب приблизително hned po nærmest nach αμέσως μετά, πλησιέστερα justo después järgmine نزدیک lähinnä juste après לְיָד के बाद najbliže legközelebb vkihez paling dekat næstur dopo di ~の次に ...에 이어, 뒤이어 einantis po nākošais pēc mendekati onmiddellijk na nærmest zaraz po a seguir apropiat de почти как hneď po takoj za najbliže närmast (näst) efter ใกล้เคียง çok yakın 接近 слідом за برابر gần
3 more or less; pretty well His writing is next to illegible. min of meer تَقْريباً почти takřka, bezmála mere eller mindre; næsten fast σχεδόν, πάνω κάτω casi peaaegu خیلی زیبا lähes pratiquement קָרוֹב ל लगभग gotovo többé-kevésbé, szinte nyaris næstum því, svo til quasi ほとんど 대체로, 거의 beveik gandrīz menghampiri, hampir bijna nesten, nærmest nieomal quase aproape, practic почти takmer skoraj skoro näst intill เกือบจะ hemen hemen 幾乎 майже تقريباً gần như


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