How to spell next

hear itnext/nɛkst/adjectiveLong vowels

What it means: Immediately following in time or order.

In a sentence: The next day, we will go to the zoo.

The part people get wrong

Often misspelled as nex or nekst.

Same family: nextly, next-door, next to, upcoming, following. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Next” comes from Old English “nēhst,” meaning “nearest” or “closest in order,” and is related to the word “near.” Over time, its meaning expanded to include both time (next week) and order (next person in line).

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