next
part of speech
adjective (next); adverb (next); preposition in «next to»
meaning for a pupil
1) Next means the one that comes right after this one. Next week is the week after this week. tree →
2) Next means nearest in place: the next room, the next street. tree →
3) Next (to) means beside: she sits next to Ben. tree →
4) As an adverb, next means after this, then: «What happens next?» tree →
sense in the lessons
In maths: the following day, week, number or turn; often a later step of a story or the following number in a pattern; «the next day», «the next number». In everyday life: queues («Next, please!»), timetables («the next bus»), plans («next year»). In science: the next step of an experiment. In stories: «The next morning…», «What happened next?»
examples
- But My covenant will I establish with Isaac, whom Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year.' (Torah GEN.17.21, JPS 1917) tree →
- and next unto him shall be the tribe of Manasseh; the prince of the children of Manasseh being Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur, (Torah NUM.2.20, JPS 1917) tree →
- and those that pitch next unto him shall be the tribe of Issachar; the prince of the children of Issachar being Nethanel the son of Zuar, (Torah NUM.2.5, JPS 1917) tree →
- And next unto him builded the men of Jericho. (Writings NEH.3.2, JPS 1917) tree →
- And next to them builded Zaccur the son of Imri. (Writings NEH.3.2, JPS 1917) tree →
- And next unto them repaired Zadok the son of Baana. (Writings NEH.3.4, JPS 1917) tree →
- The next day she read 15 pages. tree →
- What is the next number: 2, 4, 6, …? tree →
- Next week he will save 10 dollars more. tree →
- She sits next to Ben. tree →
- The next bus comes in ten minutes. tree →
- First mix the flour and eggs; next, add the milk. tree →
- Who is next in line? tree →
- The library is next to the park. tree →
- Next time, remember your lunchbox. tree →
- Now, the next day was Saturday. tree →
note
«The next day/week» starts a new step: add or compare with the earlier amount. In patterns, find the rule and apply it once more. «Next to» is a place word with no number. «Next Friday» can be unclear: this coming Friday or the one after; ask if it matters. Opposite: previous, last. The next number after a whole number n is n + 1.
In the corpora
- But My covenant will I establish with Isaac, whom Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year.'
- and next unto him shall be the tribe of Manasseh; the prince of the children of Manasseh being Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur,
- But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and it smote the gourd, that it withered.
- A seed shall serve him; it shall be told of the Lord unto the next generation.
- And next unto him builded the men of Jericho.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «next» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.