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next
What does next mean?
next (adjective): nearest in order, succession, or rank; immediately following (or sometimes preceding) in order.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use next in a sentence?
- Please turn to the next page. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce next?
/nɛkst/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does next come from?
From Middle English nexte, nexste, nixte.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “next” mean?
large; great in size, extent, capacity, or bulk; for example spacious, roomy or widely extended
Not quite: that's what ample means.
formed by a collection of particulars into a whole mass or sum; collective; combined; added up
Not quite: that's what aggregate means.
clear or manifest to the understanding; plain; evident; obvious; known; palpable; indubitable
Not quite: that's what apparent means.
nearest in order, succession, or rank; immediately following (or sometimes preceding) in order
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