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UK [nekst] / US adjective, adverb, determiner, pronoun

Summary:

Next is used in the following ways: - as a determiner (followed by a noun): I'll see you next week. - as an adjective: I'm leaving town on the next train. ♦ I didn't realize what had happened until the next day. ♦ I'm seeing him on Tuesday next. - as a pronoun: You're the next in line. ♦ I'll be seeing him the week after next. - as an adverb: What happens next? ♦ After me, he's the next tallest boy in the class. - in the preposition phrase next to: Come and sit next to me.

1) used for referring to the time, event, action, person etc that comes after this one or after another one

He said he was leaving for Rome the next day.

Who will be the next president?

The next train to arrive at platform three is the 10.40 to Liverpool.

I'll call you the next time I'm in town.

Who's next in the queue?

I'll be busy this week and next.

When I next spoke with him, he told me he had got married.

I knew exactly what was going to happen next.

First, peel the fruit. Next, prepare a chocolate sauce.

the next few weeks/several months/five years etc:

Over the next few weeks I tried to re-organize the office.

next Tuesday/week/year etc (= the Tuesday, week, year etc that comes after this one):

I'll see you next Friday.

The Scottish Parliament elections take place next May.

Monday/Tuesday etc next (= the Monday, Tuesday etc after this one):

The ceremony will take place on Monday next.

2)

a) used for referring to the place that is closest to where you are

I could hear the sound of laughter in the next room.

b) used for referring to the first place that you come to when you continue moving

The next main road you come to will be King Street.

Get out at the next station.

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as ... as the next person/man/woman etc — used when you are saying that you are no different from anyone else in a particular way

I get as angry as the next person when companies send me junk email every day.

the day/week/year etc after next — the day/week/year etc that comes immediately after the one that follows this one

A spokesman said a meeting had been arranged with Seagram for the weekend after next.

We're hoping to be chosen as the venue for the World Cup after next.

the next best/largest/smallest etc — one that is almost as good/large/small etc as another one that you are mentioning

After Norway, Britain is Europe's next largest oil producer.

the next best thing:

This video game is the next best thing to flying a real plane.

- a next

- the next thing I knew

- next to