1next 
/ˈnɛkst/ adjective
/ˈnɛkst/ adjective 1 : coming after this one : coming after the one that just came, happened, etc.
▪ the next day [=the day that comes after this day] ▪ Please turn to the next [=following] page. ▪ I'll see you next Monday. ▪ Are you coming this Thursday or next Thursday? [=are you coming on Thursday of this week or Thursday of next week?] ▪ Next year's party will be even better. ▪ For the next two years [=two years after this point], she did nothing but eat, sleep, and study. ▪ the very next thing that happened ▪ Can I help the next person in line? Who's next? ▪ We could hear people talking in the next room. ▪ At the next set of lights, turn left. ▪ Next stop, Los Angeles. ▪ I need the next size up. ▪ The next time we will see each other will be on our wedding day. ▪ Next time, please remember to bring your books to class. ▪ in the next life [=in the afterlife; in the life that we may have after death] ▪ I slipped, and the next thing I knew [=right after that happened], I was lying face up on the ground. 2 : any other
▪ He said he's as willing to do it as the next man. [=he's as willing as anyone else would be] ▪ She knew the answer as well as the next person.
▪ the next day [=the day that comes after this day] ▪ Please turn to the next [=following] page. ▪ I'll see you next Monday. ▪ Are you coming this Thursday or next Thursday? [=are you coming on Thursday of this week or Thursday of next week?] ▪ Next year's party will be even better. ▪ For the next two years [=two years after this point], she did nothing but eat, sleep, and study. ▪ the very next thing that happened ▪ Can I help the next person in line? Who's next? ▪ We could hear people talking in the next room. ▪ At the next set of lights, turn left. ▪ Next stop, Los Angeles. ▪ I need the next size up. ▪ The next time we will see each other will be on our wedding day. ▪ Next time, please remember to bring your books to class. ▪ in the next life [=in the afterlife; in the life that we may have after death] ▪ I slipped, and the next thing I knew [=right after that happened], I was lying face up on the ground.
▪ He said he's as willing to do it as the next man. [=he's as willing as anyone else would be] ▪ She knew the answer as well as the next person.
next to
: almost but not quite
▪ It's next to [=nearly, practically] impossible to drive in this snow. ▪ You ate next to nothing at dinner. Aren't you hungry? ▪ We were next to last in line. [=there was one person or group behind us] ▪ He finished next to last in the race. ▪ the next to last day of our vacation [=the day immediately before the last day of our vacation]
▪ It's next to [=nearly, practically] impossible to drive in this snow. ▪ You ate next to nothing at dinner. Aren't you hungry? ▪ We were next to last in line. [=there was one person or group behind us] ▪ He finished next to last in the race. ▪ the next to last day of our vacation [=the day immediately before the last day of our vacation]
