NEXT TO


Meaning of NEXT TO in English

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1. next to someone or something

2. when something is next to something else

3. to be in a position next to something

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1. next to someone or something

▷ next to /ˈnekst tuː/ [preposition]

▪ Roy had the seat next to the window.

▪ I parked my car next to yours.

▪ ‘Have you and Chris met?’ ‘Yes, we were sitting next to each other at dinner.’

▪ ‘Where’s the French dictionary?’ ‘On the bottom shelf, next to the encyclopaedia.’

right next to

next to and very close to

▪ I couldn’t believe it. There was Tom Cruise, right next to me!

▪ The hotel was right next to the airport.

▷ by /baɪ/ [preposition]

next to or very close to something :

▪ I saw him standing by the window.

▪ Weymouth is a pretty little town by the sea.

by the side of something

next to a river, road, path etc

▪ Several soldiers were sitting on the grass by the side of the road.

wait by the phone

▪ Relatives are anxiously waiting by the phone for more news about the plane crash.

▷ beside /bɪˈsaɪd/ [preposition]

next to or very close to someone or something :

▪ Ella came and sat down beside me.

▪ On the table beside the bed were several medicine bottles.

▪ They were sitting beside the pool, eating breakfast.

▷ next door /nekst ˈdɔːʳ/ [adverb]

next to another building, room etc or living in the next house :

▪ ‘Is this Maria’s office?’ ‘No, hers is next door.’

▪ Have you met the people who’ve just moved in next door?

next door to

▪ Why don’t we meet at that little French bistro next door to the theater?

live next door to somebody

▪ ‘How do you know Marsha?’ ‘I used to live next door to her.’

▷ by/at somebody’s side /baɪ, ət somebodyˈs ˈsaɪd/ [adverb]

standing, sitting, or placed next to someone, especially when they are doing something :

▪ I like to have a Thesaurus at my side whenever I do any writing.

▪ Dirk went and stood by her side, his arm around her slender waist.

▷ at the side of something/on the side of something /ət ðə ˈsaɪd əv something, ɒn ðə ˈsaɪd əv something/ [preposition]

next to a road or path :

▪ Richard left his motorcycle on the side of the road and started to walk.

▪ Tests in April showed that police cars parked at the side of motorways reduce speeds by ten miles per hour on average.

▷ along /əˈlɒŋǁəˈlɔːŋ/ [preposition]

in a line close to the side of a river, coast, border etc :

▪ We followed the path along the shore for several miles.

▪ Walk along the canal as far as the bridge.

▪ The Rif Mountains were visible as we sailed along the African coast.

all along

from one end to another

▪ Troops were stationed all along the border.

▷ side by side /ˌsaɪd baɪ ˈsaɪd/ [adverb]

if two people are walking, sitting or lying side by side, they are next to each other :

▪ We walked along slowly, side by side.

▪ Sabina and Mel sat side by side in the back seat.

▷ alongside /əˌlɒŋˈsaɪdǁəˌlɔːŋ-/ [preposition/adverb]

next to or along the side of something :

▪ The two boats were moored alongside each other in the harbor.

▪ I decided to take the path alongside the railway track.

▪ The driver was just getting out of his car when a police car pulled up alongside.

▷ two/three/four etc abreast /ˌtuː əˈbrest/ [adverb]

if people walk two/three/four etc abreast, that number of them walk at the same speed next to each other :

▪ The sidewalk was wide enough for us to walk three abreast.

2. when something is next to something else

▷ the next /ðə ˈnekst/ [determiner]

the next room, house, street etc is the one immediately next to the one you are in :

▪ I could hear a furious argument going on in the next room.

▪ There’s a bakery just around the corner in the next street.

▷ adjacent /əˈdʒeɪs ə nt/ [adjective] formal

a building or piece of land that is adjacent to another one is immediately next to it :

▪ The blaze spread to two adjacent buildings before firefighters were able to contain it.

adjacent to

▪ Fields adjacent to the nuclear facility were found to have high levels of radioactivity.

▷ adjoining /əˈdʒɔɪnɪŋ/ [adjective only before noun] formal

an adjoining room, building, or piece of land is one that is next to another one and is actually joined to it :

▪ We had adjoining rooms at the hotel, so we could just go backwards and forwards between them.

▪ Three planes were waiting to take off on an adjoining runway.

3. to be in a position next to something

▷ be next to /biː ˈnekst tu/ [verb phrase]

▪ Cindy’s house was next to ours.

▪ The primary school is next to the town hall.

▷ adjoin /əˈdʒɔɪn/ [transitive verb]

if a room, building, or piece of land adjoins another one, it is next to it and is actually joined to it - use this especially in written descriptions of buildings and property :

▪ The kitchen adjoins the sitting room, which is spacious, high and airy.

▪ The 100-acre parcel of land adjoins Seagal’s ranch, about 30 miles north of Santa Barbara.

▷ border /ˈbɔːʳdəʳ/ [transitive verb]

to have a border with another country or area :

▪ The Black Sea borders a half-dozen countries.

▪ France borders Spain along the length of the Pyrenees.

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