Meaning
3 senses(not comparable)In a time, place, rank or sequence closest or following.
They live in the next closest house.
It's the next best thing to ice cream.
вблизи́vblizí, во́злеvózle, о́колоókolo
at the time or occasion immediately following
In a time, place, rank or sequence closest or following.
(conjunctive, not comparable)So as to follow in time or sequence something previously mentioned.
First we removed all the handles; next, we stripped off the old paint.
(not comparable)On the first subsequent occasion.
Financial panic, earthquakes, oil spills, riots. What comes next?
When we next meet, you'll be married.
зате́мzatém, пото́мpotóm, по́слеpósle
Examples
10308 sentencesI will come earlier next time.
У наступний раз я прийду раніше.
ruВ следующий раз приду пораньше.
deNächstes Mal werde ich früher kommen.
How about playing tennis next Saturday?
Як щодо того, щоб пограти у теніс наступної суботи?
I will be busy next week.
Наступного тижня я буду зайнятий.
ruНа следующей неделе я буду занят.
deNächste Woche bin ich beschäftigt.
I looked into the next room.
Я зазирнув до наступної кімнати.
ruЯ заглянул в соседнюю комнату.
Nobody knows what will happen next.
Ніхто не знає, що трапиться далі.
ruНикто не знает, что будет дальше.
deNiemand weiß, was demnächst geschehen wird.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English nexte, nexste, nixte, from Old English nīehsta, nīehste, etc., inflectFrom 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.
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Antonyms
1 antonymsCollocations
12 patterns- next week
- next monday
- next year
- next month
- next weekend
- next summer
- sit next to
- next time
- until next monday
- until next
- the next room
- sit next