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Grep of noun next next friend next of kin Overview of adj next The adj next has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (0) following, next -- (immediately following in time or order "the following day"; "next in line"; "the next president"; "the next item on the list") 2. (24) adjacent, next side by side -- (nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space; "had adjacent rooms"; "in the next room"; "the person sitting next to me"; "our rooms were side by side") 3. (7) future, next succeeding -- ((of elected officers) elected but not yet serving; "our next president") Overview of adv next The adv next has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (11) next -- (at the time or occasion immediately following; "next the doctor examined his back") Antonyms of adj next 3 senses of next Sense 1 following, next INDIRECT (VIA succeeding) -> preceding Sense 2 adjacent, next side by side(prenominal) INDIRECT (VIA close) -> distant Sense 3 future(postnominal), next succeeding(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA incoming) -> outgoing Similarity of adj next 3 senses of next Sense 1 following, next => succeeding(postnominal) (vs. preceding) Sense 2 adjacent, next side by side(prenominal) => close (vs. distant) Sense 3 future(postnominal), next succeeding(postnominal) => incoming (vs. outgoing) Attributes of adj next Familiarity of adj next next used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj next next next-to-last Overview of adj next The adj next has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (0) following, next -- (immediately following in time or order "the following day"; "next in line"; "the next president"; "the next item on the list") 2. (24) adjacent, next side by side -- (nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space; "had adjacent rooms"; "in the next room"; "the person sitting next to me"; "our rooms were side by side") 3. (7) future, next succeeding -- ((of elected officers) elected but not yet serving; "our next president") Overview of adv next The adv next has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (11) next -- (at the time or occasion immediately following; "next the doctor examined his back")
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