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next adjective /nekst/ /nekst/ [only before noun]Idioms jump to other results (usually with the) coming straight after somebody/something in time, order or space- The next train to Baltimore is at ten.
- The next six months will be the hardest.
- The next chapter deals with the post-war situation.
- Who's next?
- The woman in the next room was talking in a very loud voice.
- The parcel will arrive in the next few days.
- I fainted and the next thing I knew I was in the hospital.
- (informal) Round here, you leave school and next thing you know you're married with three kids.
Which Word? next / nearestnext / nearest- (The) next means ‘after this/that one’ in time or in a series of events, places or people:
- When is your next appointment?
- Turn left at the next traffic lights.
- Who’s next?
(The) nearest means ‘closest’ in space:- Where’s the nearest supermarket?
- Notice the difference between the prepositions nearest to and next to:
- Janet’s sitting nearest to the window (= of all the people in the room).
- Sarah’s sitting next to the window (= right beside it)
. In informal British English nearest can be used instead of nearest to:- Who’s sitting nearest the door?
(used without the) next Monday, week, summer, year, etc. the Monday, week, etc. immediately following- Next Thursday is 12 April.
- Next time I'll bring a book.
- I'm going away next month.
- Next month's rent is due today.
With days of the week, you can also put the day first: On Friday next, we're going to France. This is less frequent and sounds more formal. Word OriginOld English nēhsta ‘nearest’, superlative of nēah ‘nigh’; compare with Dutch naast and German nächste.
Idioms - (informal) used to encourage somebody who has not been successful at something
- Never mind— better luck next time.
- If you didn't win a prize, better luck next time.
Topics Successc1
- if a situation changes from one day to the next, it is uncertain and not likely to stay the same each day
- I never know what to expect from one day to the next.
Topics Timec2
the next man, woman, person, etc. - the average person
- I can enjoy a joke as well as the next man, but this is going too far.
next adverb /nekst/ /nekst/ jump to other results after something else; then; afterwards- What happened next?
- Next, I heard the sound of voices.
- We're excited to see what she'll do next.
- What came next was a real shock.
- Strawberries and cream come next.
Language Bank firstfirstOrdering your points- This study has the following aims: first, to investigate how international students in the UK use humour; second, to examine how jokes can help to establish social relationships; and third, to explore the role that humour plays in helping overseas students adjust to life in the UK.
- Let us begin by identifying some of the popular joke genres in the UK.
- Next, let us turn to/Next, let us consider the question of gender differences in the use of humour.
- Finally/Lastly, let us briefly examine the role of humour in defining a nation’s culture.
Language Bank processprocessDescribing a process- This diagram illustrates the process of paper-making./This diagram shows how paper is made.
- First/First of all, logs are delivered to a paper mill, where the bark is removed and the wood is cut into small chips.
- Next/Second, the wood chips are pulped, either using chemicals or in a pulping machine.
- Pulping breaks down the internal structure of the wood and enables/allows the natural oils to be removed.
- Once/After the wood has been pulped, the pulp is bleached in order to remove impurities. /…is bleached so that impurities can be removed.
- The next stage is to feed the pulp into the paper machine, where it is mixed with water and then poured onto a wire conveyor belt.
- As the pulp travels along the conveyor belt, the water drains away. This causes the solid material to sink to the bottom, forming a layer of paper.
- At this point the new paper is still wet, so it is passed between large heated rollers, which press out the remaining water and simultaneously dry the paper/…dry the paper at the same time.
- The final stage is to wind the paper onto large rolls./Finally, the paper is wound onto large rolls.
next best, biggest, most important, etc… (after/to somebody/something) following in the order mentioned- Jo was the next oldest after Martin.
- The next best thing to flying is gliding.
- used in questions to express surprise
- You're going bungee jumping? Whatever next?
Word OriginOld English nēhsta ‘nearest’, superlative of nēah ‘nigh’; compare with Dutch naast and German nächste.
next noun /nekst/ /nekst/ (usually the next) [singular] jump to other results - a person or thing that is next
- One moment he wasn't there, the next he was.
- the week after next
- The next to appear was his wife.
Word OriginOld English nēhsta ‘nearest’, superlative of nēah ‘nigh’; compare with Dutch naast and German nächste.
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