adj · adv · det · noun · prep · 17 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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nĕkst
/nɛkst/
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rhymes with -ɛkst
CMU ARPABET:N EH1 K S T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Nearest in place or position, having nothing similar intervening; adjoining.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
The man in the next bunk kept me awake all night with his snoring.
She lives a mile or two away, in the next village.
I live in the next house to the Grand Hotel.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Nearest in place or position, having nothing similar intervening; adjoining.
Most direct, or shortest or nearest in distance or time.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Nearest in order, succession, or rank; immediately following (or sometimes preceding) in order.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
Please turn to the next page.
On Wednesday next, I'm going to Spain.
the next chapter; the next week; the Sunday next before Easter
The man was driven by his love for money and his desire to become the next Bill Gates.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adj
Meaning 4
Nearest in relationship. (See also next of kin.)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: law
Examples
next friend
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
adv
Meaning 5
In a time, place, rank or sequence closest or following.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
They live in the next closest house.
It's the next best thing to ice cream.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
adv
Meaning 6
In a time, place, rank or sequence closest or following.
So as to follow in time or sequence something previously mentioned.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: conjunctive, not-comparable
Examples
First we removed all the handles; next, we stripped off the old paint.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
adv
Meaning 7
On the first subsequent occasion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
Financial panic, earthquakes, oil spills, riots. What comes next?
When we next meet, you'll be married.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
det
Meaning 8
Denotes the one immediately following the current or most recent one.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Next week would be a good time to meet.
I'll know better next time.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
9
det
Meaning 9
Closest in the future, or closest but one if the closest is very soon; of days, sometimes thought to specifically refer to the instance closest to seven days (one week) in the future.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
The party is next Tuesday; that is, not tomorrow, but eight days from now.
When you say next Thursday, do you mean Thursday this week or Thursday next week?
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
10
noun
Meaning 10
The one that follows after this one.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Examples
Next, please, don't hold up the queue!
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
11
noun
Meaning 11
Next match
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: games, gaming
Examples
gg team, Wanna play next?
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
12
noun
Meaning 12
Initialism of near-end crosstalk.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
13
prep
Meaning 13
On the side of; nearest or adjacent to; next to.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, poetic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
14
adjective satellite
Meaning 14
immediately following in time or order
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the following day
next in line
the next president
the next item on the list
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: following
Antonyms: none provided
15
adjective satellite
Meaning 15
nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
had adjacent rooms
in the next room
the person sitting next to me
our rooms were side by side
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: adjacent, side by side(p)
Antonyms: none provided
16
adjective satellite
Meaning 16
(of elected officers) elected but not yet serving
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
our next president
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: future(a), succeeding(a)
Antonyms: none provided
17
adverb
Meaning 17
at the time or occasion immediately following
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
next the doctor examined his back
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English nexte, nexste, nixte, from Old English nīehsta, nīehste, etc., inflected forms of nīehst (“nearest, next”), superlative form of nēah (“nigh”) (the comparative would become near), corresponding to Proto-Germanic *nēhwist (“nearest, closest”); equivalent to nigh + -est. Cognate with Saterland Frisian naist (“next”), Dutch naast (“next to”), German nächster (“next”), Yiddish נעקסט (nekst, “next”), Danish næste (“next”), Elfdalian nest (“by, near”), Icelandic næst (“next”), Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk neste (“next”), Swedish näst, nästa (“next”), Persian نزد (nazd, “near, with”). Compare typologically Latin proximus (“nearest, next”).
Across languages
Translations
308 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
pasus
— following in a sequence
Albanian:
ndjek
— following in a sequence
Arabic:
تَالٍ
(tālin)
— following in a sequence
Arabic:
جاي
(gay)
— following in a sequence
Armenian:
հաջորդ
(haǰord)
— following in a sequence
Assamese:
পিছৰ
(pisor)
— following in a sequence
Assamese:
অহা
(oha)
— following in a sequence
Azerbaijani:
növbəti
— following in a sequence
Belarusian:
насту́пны
(nastúpny)
— following in a sequence
Belarusian:
бу́дучы
(búdučy)
— following in a sequence
Bulgarian:
сле́дващ
(slédvašt)
— following in a sequence
Bulgarian:
бъ́дещ
(bǎ́dešt)
— following in a sequence
Burmese:
နောက်
(nauk)
— following in a sequence
Burmese:
ရှေ့
(hre.)
— following in a sequence
Catalan:
proper
— following in a sequence
Catalan:
següent
— following in a sequence
Chinese Cantonese:
下一個 /下一个
(haa6 jat1 go3)
— following in a sequence
Chinese Cantonese:
下一次
(haa6 jat1 ci3)
— following in a sequence
Chinese Mandarin:
下一個 /下一个
(xià yī ge)
— following in a sequence
Chinese Mandarin:
下
(xià)
— following in a sequence
Chinese Mandarin:
下一次
(xià yī cì)
— following in a sequence
Czech:
příští
— following in a sequence
Czech:
následující
— following in a sequence
Czech:
budoucí
— following in a sequence
Danish:
næste
— following in a sequence
Dutch:
volgend
— following in a sequence
Esperanto:
sekva
— following in a sequence
Esperanto:
venonta
— following in a sequence
Estonian:
järgmine
— following in a sequence
Finnish:
seuraava
— following in a sequence
French:
prochain
— following in a sequence
French:
suivant
— following in a sequence
Galician:
seguinte
— following in a sequence
Georgian:
შემდეგი
(šemdegi)
— following in a sequence
German:
nächster
— following in a sequence
Greek:
επόμενος
(epómenos)
— following in a sequence
Hebrew:
בָּא
(ba)
— following in a sequence
Hindi:
अगला
(aglā)
— following in a sequence
Hungarian:
következő
— following in a sequence
Icelandic:
næstur
— following in a sequence
Ido:
sequanta
— following in a sequence
Interlingua:
sequente
— following in a sequence
Italian:
seguente
— following in a sequence
Italian:
successivo
— following in a sequence
Italian:
prossimo
— following in a sequence
Japanese:
次の
(tsugi no)
— following in a sequence
Khmer:
បន្ទាប់
(bɑɑbɑntŏəp)
— following in a sequence
Korean:
다음의
(da'eumui)
— following in a sequence
Ladino:
sigiente
— following in a sequence
Ladino:
venidero
— following in a sequence
Ladino:
vinideru (Monastir, Sarajevo)
— following in a sequence
Lao:
ຕໍ່ໄປ
(tǭ pai)
— following in a sequence
Lao:
ຫນ້າ
(nā)
— following in a sequence
Latin:
proximus
— following in a sequence
Latin:
sequens
— following in a sequence
Latin:
subsequens
— following in a sequence
Macedonian:
сле́ден
(sléden)
— following in a sequence
Maltese:
li jmiss
— following in a sequence
Māori:
panuku
— following in a sequence
Central Sierra Miwok:
hojèˀ
— following in a sequence
Norman:
perchôin
— following in a sequence
Norman:
préchain
— following in a sequence
Norwegian:
neste
— following in a sequence
Pashto:
ورپسې
(warpëse)
— following in a sequence
Pashto:
بل
(bël)
— following in a sequence
Persian:
سپس
(sepas)
— following in a sequence
Persian:
پس از این
(pas az in)
— following in a sequence
Persian:
دیگر
(digar)
— following in a sequence
Persian:
آینده
(âyande)
— following in a sequence
Plautdietsch:
näakjst
— following in a sequence
Polish:
następny
— following in a sequence
Polish:
przyszły
— following in a sequence
Polish:
kolejny
— following in a sequence
Portuguese:
próximo
— following in a sequence
Portuguese:
seguinte
— following in a sequence
Romanian:
următor
— following in a sequence
Russian:
сле́дующий
(slédujuščij)
— following in a sequence
Russian:
бу́дущий
(búduščij)
— following in a sequence
Scottish Gaelic:
ath
— following in a sequence
Serbo-Croatian:
следећи
— following in a sequence
Serbo-Croatian:
сљедећи
— following in a sequence
Serbo-Croatian:
sledeći
— following in a sequence
Serbo-Croatian:
sljedeći
— following in a sequence
Sinhalese:
ඊළඟ
(īḷanga)
— following in a sequence
Slovak:
nasledujúci
— following in a sequence
Slovak:
budúci
— following in a sequence
Slovak:
ďalší
— following in a sequence
Slovene:
naslednji
— following in a sequence
Spanish:
próximo
— following in a sequence
Swedish:
nästa
— following in a sequence
Tagalog:
sunod
— following in a sequence
Thai:
หน้า
(nâa)
— following in a sequence
Turkish:
gelecek
— following in a sequence
Turkish:
önümüzdeki
— following in a sequence
Ukrainian:
насту́пний
(nastúpnyj)
— following in a sequence
Ukrainian:
майбу́тній
(majbútnij)
— following in a sequence
Urdu:
اگلا
(aglā)
— following in a sequence
Vietnamese:
sắp tới
— following in a sequence
Yiddish:
ווייַטער
(vayter)
— following in a sequence
Yiddish:
נעקסט
(nekst)
— following in a sequence
Albanian:
ngjitur
— being closer to the present location than all other items
Albanian:
gjitun (gheg)
— being closer to the present location than all other items
Armenian:
կողք
(koġkʻ)
— being closer to the present location than all other items
Bashkir:
яҡын
(yaqın)
— being closer to the present location than all other items
Bashkir:
яҡындағы
(yaqındağı)
— being closer to the present location than all other items
Bashkir:
бирге
(birge)
— being closer to the present location than all other items
Bulgarian:
съседен
(sǎseden)
— being closer to the present location than all other items
Bulgarian:
най-близък
(naj-blizǎk)
— being closer to the present location than all other items
Catalan:
proper
— being closer to the present location than all other items
Catalan:
següent
— being closer to the present location than all other items
Chinese Mandarin:
隔壁
(gébì)
— being closer to the present location than all other items
Chinese Mandarin:
比鄰 /比邻
(bǐlín)
— being closer to the present location than all other items
Dutch:
naast
— being closer to the present location than all other items
Dutch:
dichtst
— being closer to the present location than all other items
Esperanto:
apuda
— being closer to the present location than all other items
Esperanto:
proksima
— being closer to the present location than all other items
Finnish:
seuraava
— being closer to the present location than all other items
French:
proche
— being closer to the present location than all other items
German:
nächster
— being closer to the present location than all other items
Greek:
διπλανός
(diplanós)
— being closer to the present location than all other items
Hungarian:
legközelebbi
— being closer to the present location than all other items
Hungarian:
szomszédos
— being closer to the present location than all other items
Hungarian:
szomszéd
— being closer to the present location than all other items
Interlingua:
proxime
— being closer to the present location than all other items
Italian:
vicino
— being closer to the present location than all other items
Italian:
prossimo
— being closer to the present location than all other items
Japanese:
隣の
(tonari no)
— being closer to the present location than all other items
Latin:
proximus
— being closer to the present location than all other items
Macedonian:
соседен
(soseden)
— being closer to the present location than all other items
Macedonian:
околен
(okolen)
— being closer to the present location than all other items
Norwegian:
neste
— being closer to the present location than all other items
Norwegian:
nærmest
— being closer to the present location than all other items
Pashto:
ورپسې
(warpëse)
— being closer to the present location than all other items
Plautdietsch:
näakjst
— being closer to the present location than all other items
Portuguese:
perto
— being closer to the present location than all other items
Portuguese:
próximo
— being closer to the present location than all other items
Russian:
ближа́йший
(bližájšij)
— being closer to the present location than all other items
Russian:
сосе́дний
(sosédnij)
— being closer to the present location than all other items
Spanish:
próximo
— being closer to the present location than all other items
Swedish:
nära
— being closer to the present location than all other items
Swedish:
närmast
— being closer to the present location than all other items
Turkish:
yakın
— being closer to the present location than all other items
Vietnamese:
bên
— being closer to the present location than all other items
Afrikaans:
volgende
— nearest date, time, space or order
Arabic:
قَادِم
(qādim)
— nearest date, time, space or order
Arabic:
جاي
(jāy)
— nearest date, time, space or order
Arabic:
ماجي
(māji)
— nearest date, time, space or order
Arabic:
جاي
(jāy)
— nearest date, time, space or order
Armenian:
հաջորդ
(haǰord)
— nearest date, time, space or order
Azerbaijani:
gələn
— nearest date, time, space or order
Bashkir:
киләһе
(kiləhe)
— nearest date, time, space or order
Bashkir:
икенсе
(ikense)
— nearest date, time, space or order
Basque:
datorren
— nearest date, time, space or order
Bulgarian:
следващ
(sledvašt)
— nearest date, time, space or order
Burmese:
နောက်
(nauk)
— nearest date, time, space or order
Catalan:
proper
— nearest date, time, space or order
Catalan:
següent
— nearest date, time, space or order
Catalan:
que ve
— nearest date, time, space or order
Catalan:
vinent
— nearest date, time, space or order
Chinese Mandarin:
下
(xià)
— nearest date, time, space or order
Ngazidja Comorian:
-djao
— nearest date, time, space or order
Czech:
další
— nearest date, time, space or order
Czech:
následující
— nearest date, time, space or order
Dutch:
volgend
— nearest date, time, space or order
Dutch:
aanstaand
— nearest date, time, space or order
Esperanto:
proksima
— nearest date, time, space or order
Estonian:
järgmine
— nearest date, time, space or order
Finnish:
seuraava
— nearest date, time, space or order
French:
prochain
— nearest date, time, space or order
German:
nächster
— nearest date, time, space or order
Greek:
επόμενος
(epómenos)
— nearest date, time, space or order
Hungarian:
legközelebbi
— nearest date, time, space or order
Hungarian:
jövő
— nearest date, time, space or order
Hungarian:
következő
— nearest date, time, space or order
Irish:
seo chugainn
— nearest date, time, space or order
Italian:
più vicino
— nearest date, time, space or order
Italian:
prossimo
— nearest date, time, space or order
Japanese:
明くる
(akuru)
— nearest date, time, space or order
Kalmyk:
дарук
(daruk)
— nearest date, time, space or order
Khmer:
ក្រោយ
(kraoy)
— nearest date, time, space or order
Latin:
propior
— nearest date, time, space or order
Macedonian:
следен
(sleden)
— nearest date, time, space or order
Malay:
depan
— nearest date, time, space or order
Norwegian:
neste
— nearest date, time, space or order
Norwegian:
følgende
— nearest date, time, space or order
Pashto:
ورپسې
(warpëse)
— nearest date, time, space or order
Persian:
آینده
(âyande)
— nearest date, time, space or order
Plautdietsch:
näakjst
— nearest date, time, space or order
Polish:
następny
— nearest date, time, space or order
Polish:
najbliższy
— nearest date, time, space or order
Portuguese:
próximo
— nearest date, time, space or order
Portuguese:
seguinte
— nearest date, time, space or order
Quechua:
qhipan
— nearest date, time, space or order
Russian:
сле́дующий
(slédujuščij)
— nearest date, time, space or order
Russian:
бу́дущий
(búduščij)
— nearest date, time, space or order
Russian:
гряду́щий
(grjadúščij)
— nearest date, time, space or order
Scottish Gaelic:
ath
— nearest date, time, space or order
Slovene:
naslednji
— nearest date, time, space or order
Spanish:
próximo
— nearest date, time, space or order
Spanish:
entrante
— nearest date, time, space or order
Swedish:
nästa
— nearest date, time, space or order
Tibetan:
རྗེས་མ
(rjes ma)
— nearest date, time, space or order
Turkish:
ertesi
— nearest date, time, space or order
Vietnamese:
tiếp theo
— nearest date, time, space or order
Albanian:
pastaj
— In a time, place or sequence closest or following
Albanian:
mas anej (gheg)
— In a time, place or sequence closest or following
Dutch:
nabij
— In a time, place or sequence closest or following
Dutch:
bij
— In a time, place or sequence closest or following
Dutch:
vlakbij
— In a time, place or sequence closest or following
Esperanto:
apude
— In a time, place or sequence closest or following
Esperanto:
proksime
— In a time, place or sequence closest or following
Finnish:
seuraavaksi
— In a time, place or sequence closest or following
Ancient Greek:
εἶτα
(eîta)
— In a time, place or sequence closest or following
Hungarian:
legközelebb
— In a time, place or sequence closest or following
Hungarian:
második
— In a time, place or sequence closest or following
Hungarian:
eggyel
— In a time, place or sequence closest or following
Italian:
accanto
— In a time, place or sequence closest or following
Italian:
vicino
— In a time, place or sequence closest or following
Māori:
panuku
— In a time, place or sequence closest or following
Norwegian:
nærmest
— In a time, place or sequence closest or following
Polish:
następnie
— In a time, place or sequence closest or following
Portuguese:
perto
— In a time, place or sequence closest or following
Portuguese:
próximo
— In a time, place or sequence closest or following
Russian:
вблизи́
(vblizí)
— In a time, place or sequence closest or following
Russian:
во́зле
(vózle)
— In a time, place or sequence closest or following
Russian:
о́коло
(ókolo)
— In a time, place or sequence closest or following
Russian:
по́дле
(pódle)
— In a time, place or sequence closest or following
Russian:
ря́дом
(rjádom)
— In a time, place or sequence closest or following
Russian:
по сосе́дству
(po sosédstvu)
— In a time, place or sequence closest or following
Spanish:
junto a
— In a time, place or sequence closest or following
Spanish:
al lado de
— In a time, place or sequence closest or following
Spanish:
a continuación
— In a time, place or sequence closest or following
Swahili:
kando
— In a time, place or sequence closest or following
Swedish:
näst
— In a time, place or sequence closest or following
Armenian:
հաջորդիվ
(haǰordiv)
— On the first subsequent occasion
Bulgarian:
след това
— On the first subsequent occasion
Dutch:
volgend
— On the first subsequent occasion
Esperanto:
poste
— On the first subsequent occasion
Finnish:
ensi kerralla
— On the first subsequent occasion
Finnish:
seuraavalla kerralla
— On the first subsequent occasion
Finnish:
seuraavan kerran
— On the first subsequent occasion
French:
puis
— On the first subsequent occasion
French:
après
— On the first subsequent occasion
Galician:
seguidamente
— On the first subsequent occasion
Galician:
deseguido
— On the first subsequent occasion
Ancient Greek:
ἑξῆς
(hexês)
— On the first subsequent occasion
Hungarian:
ezután
— On the first subsequent occasion
Hungarian:
azután
— On the first subsequent occasion
Hungarian:
aztán
— On the first subsequent occasion
Hungarian:
utána
— On the first subsequent occasion
Icelandic:
því næst
— On the first subsequent occasion
Italian:
dopo
— On the first subsequent occasion
Italian:
poi
— On the first subsequent occasion
Latin:
deinde
— On the first subsequent occasion
Macedonian:
потоа
(potoa)
— On the first subsequent occasion
Norwegian:
som neste
— On the first subsequent occasion
Polish:
dalej
— On the first subsequent occasion
Portuguese:
a seguir
— On the first subsequent occasion
Portuguese:
seguinte
— On the first subsequent occasion
Portuguese:
depois
— On the first subsequent occasion
Portuguese:
próximo
— On the first subsequent occasion
Russian:
зате́м
(zatém)
— On the first subsequent occasion
Russian:
пото́м
(potóm)
— On the first subsequent occasion
Russian:
по́сле
(pósle)
— On the first subsequent occasion
Spanish:
pues
— On the first subsequent occasion
Spanish:
después
— On the first subsequent occasion
Swedish:
härnäst
— On the first subsequent occasion
Dutch:
de volgende
— the one that follows after this one (in languages with a definite article that is generally required in this sense)
Esperanto:
venonto
— the one that follows after this one (in languages with a definite article that is generally required in this sense)
French:
le suivant
— the one that follows after this one (in languages with a definite article that is generally required in this sense)
German:
der/die Nächste
— the one that follows after this one (in languages with a definite article that is generally required in this sense)
Hungarian:
a következő
— the one that follows after this one (in languages with a definite article that is generally required in this sense)
Italian:
il prossimo
— the one that follows after this one (in languages with a definite article that is generally required in this sense)
Italian:
la prossima
— the one that follows after this one (in languages with a definite article that is generally required in this sense)
Norwegian:
neste
— the one that follows after this one (in languages with a definite article that is generally required in this sense)
Norwegian:
nestemann
— the one that follows after this one (in languages with a definite article that is generally required in this sense)
Portuguese:
próximo
— the one that follows after this one (in languages with a definite article that is generally required in this sense)
Russian:
сле́дующий
(slédujuščij)
— the one that follows after this one (in languages with a definite article that is generally required in this sense)
Spanish:
siguiente
— the one that follows after this one (in languages with a definite article that is generally required in this sense)
Spanish:
próxima
— the one that follows after this one (in languages with a definite article that is generally required in this sense)
Spanish:
próximo
— the one that follows after this one (in languages with a definite article that is generally required in this sense)
Swedish:
nästa
— the one that follows after this one (in languages with a definite article that is generally required in this sense)