I. preposition
Date: 14th century
1. : immediately following or adjacent to
2. : in comparison to
next to you I'm wealthy
II. adverb
Date: 1667
: very nearly : almost
it was next to impossible to see in the fog
I. preposition
Date: 14th century
1. : immediately following or adjacent to
2. : in comparison to
next to you I'm wealthy
II. adverb
Date: 1667
: very nearly : almost
it was next to impossible to see in the fog
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary. Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster. 2003