What part of speech is next?

Next can be categorized as an adjective, an adverb and a preposition.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. next is a preposition.
  • 2. next is an adjective, not comparable.
  • 3. next is an adverb.

Inflections

Adjective

  • Positive
    Comparative
    Superlative
  • next 
    Not comparable
    Not comparable
  • Positive: next 
  • Comparative: Not comparable
  • Superlative: Not comparable

What does next mean?

Definitions

Adjective
next - Following in a sequence.
next - Being closer to the present location than all other items.
next - Nearest following of date, time, space or order.
next - Following in a hypothetical sequence of some kind.

Adverb
next - at the time or occasion immediately following; "next the doctor examined his back"

Noun
next - The one that follows after this one.
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Examples of next

#   Sentence  
1. adv. Next the doctor examined his back.
2. adv. Richard - please let me know what we need to do next to file suit.
3. adv. Next, place one paper in each of the six envelopes and seal them.
4. adv. She is crate trained, potty trained, and can sit, lay down, stay, come, fetch, and will even stay in a down position while I throw a treat across the floor or even right next to her paw, and she wont get it until I give her the command.
5. adv. I took the cage and place it next to the couch.
6. adv. I prefer darker colors because I can see their eggs ,more easily and the fish look better next to them.
7. adv. There is a splash fountain (no standing water) for little ones still in diapers; Next is a wading pool for those who are potty trained; Then a family pool; Finally there is a pool for adults only with kids not allowed.
8. adv. First room had used tissues next to the bed and I requested it be rectified.
9. adv. It is next to Gare du Nord and a five minute walk to Sacre Coeur which is excellent for shopping.
10. adv. NEXT, THERE SHOULD ONLY BE ONE PERSON BRINGING YOU YOUR FOOD.
11. adv. Next, they tried to force the window with a pry bar and then to break the window with a hammer.
12. adv. It's my turn to drive next.
13. adv. Next, we will talk to Ms. Pam Roland.
14. adv. It's your turn next.
15. adv. The embassy is located next to the Supreme Court.
16. adj. Under President Hu Jintao, Beijing has opened out to New Delhi and Prime Minister Wen Jiabao is expected to visit early next year, making friends by formally accepting Sikkim as part of India and backing India as a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council -- thus leaving Washington as the only one of the "permanent five" that has not yet done so.
17. adj. The next day an angry Musharraf categorically said that Pakistan would not send Pakistani troops to Iraq, a clear snub to the Americans.
18. adj. The Rajavis, Afshari went on to say, ''saw these kids as the next generation's soldiers.
19. adj. And all of this is happening in a region, which only 30 years ago, was believed to be the next wealthy part of the world, and in a Moslem area, which developed, at some point in history, one of the most advanced cultures in the world.
20. adj. The U.S. and Europe are constantly improving their defense against the last murder, not the next one.
21. adj. They promise them the delights, mostly sexual, of the next world, and pay their families handsomely after the supreme act is performed and enough innocent people are dead.
22. adj. The Saudi regime, of course, will be the next victim of major terror, when the inner circle will explode into the outer circle.
23. adj. In the long run, only educate the next generation and open it to the world.
24. adj. Once one had been received, the next ten, mailed on two separate dates, were easily collected.
25. adj. We are aiming to have the programme printed next week, so I would really need to know as soon as possible if you would be available to speak at this year's congress.
26. adj. Monday's starting next week at 4???????????????
27. adj. The next 5 companies were my responsibility while in EBS, and did not get assigned during the reorg.
28. adj. Too bad you won't make the Compaq thing, but maybe next year.
29. adj. I will probably be calling you next week-the desk wants me to become more involved in regulatory updates so I will seek your assistance with this matter.
30. adj. If we have time next week, I could step you through our website -- www.weathereffects.com.
31. prep. If sites next to you don't have what you want, contact your nearest comp.sources.unix archive, or the moderator.
32. prep. Visualize the vivid, beautiful colours of the earth (its flowers and plants), the sea next to you, and the sky above you.
33. prep. Then we got put in a room with a huge gap under the door....right next to the ice machine.
34. prep. Our American neighbor will have lived in Japan for five years next year.
35. prep. The meeting will take place next Sunday.
36. prep. The meeting will take place next Monday.
37. prep. We'll go for a drive next Sunday.
38. prep. The concert will take place next Sunday.
39. prep. Please come to my house next Saturday if you care to.
40. prep. The factory will cease operations next month.
41. prep. Gary will have been in Japan for six years next month.
42. prep. Mrs. Green, from whom my children have lessons in singing, is to have a recital next Sunday.
43. prep. My uncle will have been in New York for two years next month.
44. prep. Our children are anxious to have bicycles like those of the children next door.
45. prep. Some day next month I plan to go to Kyoto.
Sentence  
adv.
Next the doctor examined his back.
Richard - please let me know what we need to do next to file suit.
Next, place one paper in each of the six envelopes and seal them.
She is crate trained, potty trained, and can sit, lay down, stay, come, fetch, and will even stay in a down position while I throw a treat across the floor or even right next to her paw, and she wont get it until I give her the command.
I took the cage and place it next to the couch.
I prefer darker colors because I can see their eggs ,more easily and the fish look better next to them.
There is a splash fountain (no standing water) for little ones still in diapers; Next is a wading pool for those who are potty trained; Then a family pool; Finally there is a pool for adults only with kids not allowed.
First room had used tissues next to the bed and I requested it be rectified.
It is next to Gare du Nord and a five minute walk to Sacre Coeur which is excellent for shopping.
NEXT, THERE SHOULD ONLY BE ONE PERSON BRINGING YOU YOUR FOOD.
Next, they tried to force the window with a pry bar and then to break the window with a hammer.
It's my turn to drive next.
Next, we will talk to Ms. Pam Roland.
It's your turn next.
The embassy is located next to the Supreme Court.
adj.
Under President Hu Jintao, Beijing has opened out to New Delhi and Prime Minister Wen Jiabao is expected to visit early next year, making friends by formally accepting Sikkim as part of India and backing India as a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council -- thus leaving Washington as the only one of the "permanent five" that has not yet done so.
The next day an angry Musharraf categorically said that Pakistan would not send Pakistani troops to Iraq, a clear snub to the Americans.
The Rajavis, Afshari went on to say, ''saw these kids as the next generation's soldiers.
And all of this is happening in a region, which only 30 years ago, was believed to be the next wealthy part of the world, and in a Moslem area, which developed, at some point in history, one of the most advanced cultures in the world.
The U.S. and Europe are constantly improving their defense against the last murder, not the next one.
They promise them the delights, mostly sexual, of the next world, and pay their families handsomely after the supreme act is performed and enough innocent people are dead.
The Saudi regime, of course, will be the next victim of major terror, when the inner circle will explode into the outer circle.
In the long run, only educate the next generation and open it to the world.
Once one had been received, the next ten, mailed on two separate dates, were easily collected.
We are aiming to have the programme printed next week, so I would really need to know as soon as possible if you would be available to speak at this year's congress.
Monday's starting next week at 4???????????????
The next 5 companies were my responsibility while in EBS, and did not get assigned during the reorg.
Too bad you won't make the Compaq thing, but maybe next year.
I will probably be calling you next week-the desk wants me to become more involved in regulatory updates so I will seek your assistance with this matter.
If we have time next week, I could step you through our website -- www.weathereffects.com.
prep.
If sites next to you don't have what you want, contact your nearest comp.sources.unix archive, or the moderator.
Visualize the vivid, beautiful colours of the earth (its flowers and plants), the sea next to you, and the sky above you.
Then we got put in a room with a huge gap under the door....right next to the ice machine.
Our American neighbor will have lived in Japan for five years next year.
The meeting will take place next Sunday.
The meeting will take place next Monday.
We'll go for a drive next Sunday.
The concert will take place next Sunday.
Please come to my house next Saturday if you care to.
The factory will cease operations next month.
Gary will have been in Japan for six years next month.
Mrs. Green, from whom my children have lessons in singing, is to have a recital next Sunday.
My uncle will have been in New York for two years next month.
Our children are anxious to have bicycles like those of the children next door.
Some day next month I plan to go to Kyoto.
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