preposition
1.
in or into a position right beside sb/sth :
We sat next to each other.
➡ note at next
2.
following in order or importance after sb/sth :
Next to skiing my favourite sport is skating.
3.
almost :
Charles knew next to nothing about farming.
The horse came next to last (= the one before the last one) in the race.
4.
in comparison with sb/sth :
Next to her I felt like a fraud.