ˈnekst Tə Who’s Somebody/Something Nearest Sitting Next To Preposition

• we sat next to each other.
• when is your next appointment?
• turn left at the next traffic lights.
• who’s next?

next-to

1. in or into a position right beside somebody/something
• We sat next to each other.
• When is your next appointment?
• Turn left at the next traffic lights.
• Who’s next?
• Where’s the nearest supermarket?
• Janet’s sitting nearest to the window (= of all the people in the room).
• Sarah’s sitting next to the window (= right beside it).
• Who’s sitting nearest the door?
2. following in order or importance after somebody/something
• Next to skiing my favourite sport is skating.
3. almost
• Charles knew next to nothing about farming.
• The horse came next to last (= the one before the last one) in the race.
4. in comparison with somebody/something
• Next to her I felt like a fraud.