[next to] prep (1633) 1: immediately following or adjacent to
2: in comparison to "next to you I'm wealthy"
[2]next to adv (1667): very nearly: almost "it was next to impossible to see in the fog"
[next to] prep (1633) 1: immediately following or adjacent to
2: in comparison to "next to you I'm wealthy"
[2]next to adv (1667): very nearly: almost "it was next to impossible to see in the fog"
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012