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Commonnext
The correct spelling is next.
How to pronounce next
/nɛkst/
nounIPA: /nɛkst/
Say it like: Nex-t
The correct spelling is next. The one that follows after this one. For example: "Next, please, don't hold up the queue!"
Usage Examples
“Next, please, don't hold up the queue!”
“the next chapter; the next man I see; 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.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.The one that follows after this one.
adjective
- 1.Nearest in place or position, having nothing similar intervening; adjoining.
- 2.Nearest in order, succession, or rank; immediately following (or sometimes preceding) in order.
- 3.Following in a hypothetical sequence of some kind.
- 4.Nearest in relationship. (See also next of kin.)
adverb
- 1.In a time, place, rank or sequence closest or following.
- 2.On the first subsequent occasion.
preposition
- 1.On the side of; nearest or adjacent to; next to.
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