next

/nɛkst/

adjectiveadverbnounnext

Think: “N + EXT” — the EXTension comes after N, so it’s N-EXT (next).

Yes, it's next. Don’t drop the silent-sounding letters: the word ends with the consonant cluster -xt.

Definitions

  1. adjectivecoming immediately after something in time, order, or place
  2. adverbimmediately afterward; then
  3. nounthe person or thing that comes immediately after another

Examples

  • “Next week, we will visit the library after school.”
  • “Please take a number and wait; you’re next.”
  • “I finished my homework and next I cleaned my room.”

Synonyms

followingupcomingsubsequentnearestensuing

Antonyms

previouslast

Translations

ES próximoPT próximoFR prochain

Common misspellings

nexnetxneztnxtnekstneksneXtnexst

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