Next — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

immediately following in time or order

nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˈɛkst/

🇬🇧British English

/nˈɛkst/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nˈɛkst/

1 syllable Say it as /nˈɛkst/.

Examples

the following day
next in line
the next president

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

side by side future adjacent succeeding following

Parts of Speech

adjective	immediately following in time or order “the following day”
adjective	nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space “had adjacent rooms”
adjective	(of elected officers) elected but not yet serving “our next president”
adverb	at the time or occasion immediately following “next the doctor examined his back”

Word Forms

adjacency	noun	the attribute of being so near as to be touching
futurity	noun	the quality of being in or of the future

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

🇫🇷French

🇪🇸Spanish

🇮🇹Italian

Prossimo

immediatamente successivo in ordine o tempo

🇳🇱Dutch

volgende

onmiddellijk volgend in tijd of volgorde

🇵🇹Portuguese

🇷🇺Russian

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अगला

समय या क्रम का तुरंत पालन करना

🇧🇩Bengali

পরবর্তী

অবিলম্বে সময় বা আদেশ অনুসরণ

🇮🇳Tamil

அடுத்தது

உடனடியாக நேரம் அல்லது வரிசையில் தொடர்ந்து

🇮🇳Telugu

తదుపరి

సమయం లేదా క్రమంలో వెంటనే అనుసరించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

पुढील

वेळ किंवा क्रमाने लगेच अनुसरण करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

આગળ

સમય અથવા ક્રમમાં તરત જ અનુસરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮುಂದೆ

ಸಮಯ ಅಥವಾ ಕ್ರಮದಲ್ಲಿ ತಕ್ಷಣವೇ ಅನುಸರಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അടുത്തത്

സമയത്തിലോ ക്രമത്തിലോ ഉടൻ പിന്തുടരുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਗਲਾ

ਸਮੇਂ ਜਾਂ ਕ੍ਰਮ ਵਿੱਚ ਤੁਰੰਤ ਪਾਲਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

اگلا

فوری طور پر وقت یا ترتیب کے مطابق

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

下一个

按时间或顺序紧随其后

🇯🇵Japanese

次

時間または順序の直後に

🇰🇷Korean

🇻🇳Vietnamese

Kế tiếp

ngay sau đó về thời gian hoặc thứ tự

🇹🇭Thai

ต่อไป

ทันทีตามกำหนดเวลาหรือคำสั่ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

Berikutnya

segera mengikuti waktu atau perintah

🇵🇭Filipino

susunod

kaagad na sumusunod sa oras o order

🇲🇾Malay

seterusnya

serta-merta mengikut masa atau perintah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

🇮🇷Persian

بعدی

فوراً در زمان یا سفارش دنبال کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

Sonraki

zamanında veya sırayla hemen takip etmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַבָּא

מיד בעקבות הזמן או הסדר

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What is the primary definition of the word 'next'?

The primary meaning of 'next' is 'immediately following in time or order'.

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Using 'next' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'next' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'next' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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