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Word Statistics
Common everyday word
Used frequently in everyday conversation
Simple pronunciation
Analysis:
- • Very common word
- • Used in everyday conversation
1. The one that follows after this one.
"Next, please, don't hold up the queue!"
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.
"the next chapter; the next man I see; the next week; the Sunday next before Easter"
3. Following in a hypothetical sequence of some kind.
"The man was driven by his love for money and his desire to become the next Bill Gates."
4. Nearest in relationship. (See also next of kin.)
1. In a time, place, rank or sequence closest or following.
"It's the next best thing to ice cream."
2. On the first subsequent occasion.
"Financial panic, earthquakes, oil spills, riots. What comes next?"
≠ Antonyms
1. On the side of; nearest or adjacent to; next to.
Source: en.wiktionary.org
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