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== English == === Pronunciation === enPR: (stressed form) nĕkst′ to͞o′, (unstressed form) -tə (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): (stressed form) /ˈnɛkst ˌtuː/, /ˈnekst ˌtuː/; (unstressed form) /-tə/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): (stressed form) /ˈnɛkst ˌtu/; (unstressed form) /-tə/ (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): (stressed form) /ˈnekst ˌtʉː/; (unstressed form) /-tə/ (Scotland) IPA(key): (stressed form) /ˈnɛkst ˌtʉ/; (unstressed form) /-tə/, /-tʌ/ (India) IPA(key): (stressed form) /ˈnɛ(ː)ksʈ ˌʈuː/; (unstressed form) /-ʈo/ Hyphenation: next to === Preposition === next to Beside, alongside, by, adjacent to, or near. Would you mind if I sit next to you? Cleanliness is next to godliness. Immediately after, in choice or consideration; aside from. Compared to, in comparison with. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adverb === next to (comparative more next to, superlative most next to) Almost; nearly, well-nigh. It is next to impossible to get him to admit it, but he writes very well. The job paid next to nothing. ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “next to”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. === Further reading === “next to”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === texton