| word | next |
|---|---|
| definition | other ordinal number The next period of time, event, person, or thing is the one that comes immediately after the present one or after the previous one. I got up early the next morning. ...the next available flight. Who will be the next prime minister? I want my next child born at home. Many senior citizens have very few visitors from one week to the next. And then Captain Charles sings, 'Don't ever laugh when a hearse goes by or you will be the next to die.' determiner You use next in expressions such as next Friday, next day and next year to refer, for example, to the first Friday, day, or year that comes after the present or previous one. Let's plan a big night next week. He retires next January. Next day the E.U. summit strengthened their ultimatum. I shall be 26 years old on Friday next. He predicted the region's economy would grow both this year and next. adjective The next place or person is the one that is nearest to you or that is the first one that you come to. Grace sighed so heavily that Trish could hear it in the next room. The man in the next chair was asleep. Stop at the next corner. I'm getting out. adverb The thing that happens next is the thing that happens immediately after something else. Next, close your eyes then screw them up tight. I don't know what to do next. The news is next. When you next do something, you do it for the first time since you last did it. I next saw him at his house in Berkshire. When we next met, he was much more jovial. You use next to say that something has more of a particular quality than all other things except one. For example, the thing that is next best is the one that is the best except for one other thing. He didn't have a son; I think he felt that a grandson is the next best thing. At least three times more daffodils are grown than in Holland, the next largest grower. |
| cefr-level | B1 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:b1
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